This is a list of posts which cast some light on the realm of “coral sands”. Such sands contain much more than just pieces of corals.
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Coral sand | “Coral sand” has several meanings. Find out what it really is. |
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Sand of Mannin Bay | Maerl (coarse sand composed of coralline algae) from the Mannin Bay, Connemara, Ireland. |
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Globigerina ooze | Globigerina ooze from the Weddell Sea (3500 meters below sea level). |
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Rounded star sand | Rounded foraminifera (Baculogypsina) from Bali, Indonesia |
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The most common foram of Hawaii | Foraminifera (Amphistegina). Oahu, Hawaii. |
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Coral sand from Sint Maarten | Corals, forams, gastropods, sponges, etc. |
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Colorful sea urchin spines | Sea urchin spines. South Africa. |
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Sand full of life | Sea urchin spines, gastropods, clam shell, forams, sponge spicule, scaphopod, bryozoans, serpulid, ostracod. Majorca, Spain. |
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Sand full of mysteries | Forams, clams, gastropods, ostracod, sea urchin spine. Zakynthos, Greece. |
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Wonders of sand – rounded forams | Foraminifera (Sorites). Cyprus. |
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Star sand and Sun sand | Foraminifera (Baculogypsina, Calcarina). Hatoma, Japan. |
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Maerl from Ireland | Maerl (coralline algae). Ireland. |
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Parrotfish makes sand | One parrotfish can produce 90 kg of coral sand a year. Find out how. |
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Biogenic sand | Find out what is biogenic sand. |