My interests are mainly geological. It means that I am especially after the sand samples that contain something interesting. What is interesting for me? Heavy minerals, other exotic minerals or rock fragments, biogenic sand with well preserved shells, artificial sand or mineral concentrates, unusual or unknown minerals, geologically interesting collecting place, remote locations, etc. Usually every bit of (geological) information tremendously increases the value of sand and often sparks my interest.
It would be very helpful if you have correct geographical coordinates or at least as exact and unambiguous location details as possible. Using GPS is the best method for taking coordinates but it can be successfully done later with the help of Google Maps. All it takes is your ability to locate the correct collecting place on the map. Finding coordinates is very easy. Here is a short how-to tutorial:
- Open Google Maps (maps.google.com).
- Pan and zoom to find the correct location where you collected your sample.
- Make a right-click on the spot of collection.
- Choose the last option from a pop-up list and click it (it is named “What’s here?”).
- Now the coordinates appeared in the search window above. Simply copy-paste and send them to me.
I generally wish to keep my sand parcels below 1 kg (or 500 grams) weight to optimize shipping costs. It is approximately 18 (9) sand samples, each 30 ml.
If you are interested, take a look at my tradelist.
Here is the list of people who have contributed to my sand collection. Thanks! Some sand samples are links. In this case I have written an article to describe them in detail.
| Name | Country | Samples |
|---|---|---|
| Siim Sepp | Estonia | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 58, 59, 330, 388, 389, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 819, 820, 821, 873, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 1153, 1154, 1155, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1180, 1181, 1182, 1183, 1184, 1185, 1186 |
| Lenna Sepp | Estonia | 4, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 756, 757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870 |
| Donald Bauer | USA | 12, 13, 14, 198, 199, 200 |
| April Lind | USA | 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 |
| Steve Benton | USA | 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 |
| Carol Stewart | USA | 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 |
| John Grzetich | USA | 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 259, 260, 261 |
| Vance Barr | USA | 60, 61 |
| Susie Fox | USA | 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82 |
| Bill Beiriger | USA | 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1222 |
| Monique Fleury | Canada | 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527 |
| Anneke van Bergen | The Netherlands | 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 309, 310, 311, 312, 1189, 1190, 1191, 1192, 1193, 1194, 1195, 1196, 1197, 1198, 1199, 1200, 1201 |
| Valeria Berti | Italy | 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164 |
| Meel Valk | Estonia | 165 |
| Frank Winger | Germany | 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 |
| Darlene Orr | USA | 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222 |
| Sharon Ryckman | USA | 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222 |
| Ralf Milke | Germany | 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234 |
| Chris Maslon | South Korea | 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244 |
| Giuliano Nese | Switzerland | 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258 |
| Josiane Korchia | France | 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279 |
| Sylvain Pons | France | 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298 |
| Monique Hallot | France | 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308 |
| Kenny Gay | USA | 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329 |
| Pascale Hénon-Hilaire | France | 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345 |
| Simone Giommi | Italy | 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353 |
| Antonio Vega | Spain | 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363 |
| Pietro Menetti | Italy | 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371 |
| Hans Zimmermann | Germany | 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378 |
| Ursula Kaun | Germany | 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387 |
| Renate Wilk | Germany | 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405 |
| Anneke de Jong | The Netherlands | 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418 |
| Carlos Izquierdo | Spain | 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439 |
| Greet Kettenis | The Netherlands | 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496 |
| Jeff McNair | USA | 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539 |
| David Decker | USA | 540, 541, 542, 543, 544 |
| Gilbert Heu | France | 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550 |
| Carla Lagendijk | The Netherlands | 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 951, 952, 953, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 960, 961, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, 971, 972, 973, 974, 975, 976, 977, 978, 979, 980, 981, 982, 983, 984, 985, 986, 987, 988, 989, 990 |
| Frances Vandervoort | USA | 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594 |
| Cathy Blestel | France | 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634 |
| Megan Donahue | USA | 635, 636, 637, 638 |
| Janice Blum | USA | 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 674 |
| Kathrin Decher | Germany | 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692 |
| Kurt Meyer | USA | 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714 |
| Frans Peters | The Netherlands | 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728 |
| Jitka Wallach | USA | 729, 730, 731, 732, 733 |
| Jeremy Batchelor | New Zealand | 755 |
| Tom Feldman | USA | 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814 |
| Kaido Kama | Estonia | 815, 816, 817, 818 |
| Michel Pellevrault | France | 822, 823, 824, 825, 826, 827, 828, 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840, 841, 842 |
| Wim van Noort | The Netherlands | 843, 844, 845, 846, 847, 848, 849, 850, 851, 852, 853, 854, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859, 860, 861, 862, 863 |
| Elin Sild | Estonia | 871, 872, 948, 949 |
| Sabine Kottmayr | Germany | 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 884, 885, 886 |
| Marje Sepp | Estonia | 887, 1074, 1202 |
| Tiit Pruuli | Estonia | 888 |
| Tuul Sepp | Estonia | 889, 890, 1187 |
| Ralf Hermann | Germany | 891, 892, 893, 894, 895, 896, 897, 898, 899, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 919, 920, 921, 922, 923 |
| Marco Cirelli | Italy | 924, 925, 926, 927, 928, 929, 930, 931, 932, 933 |
| Pierre Bayart | France | 934, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947 |
| Kalle Kirsimäe | Estonia | 950, 991 |
| Daniel Helber | Germany | 992, 993, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 999, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024 |
| Henny Beukers | The Netherlands | 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054 |
| Alain Couette | France | 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073 |
| Mauro Caccia | Italy | 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1088, 1089, 1090, 1091, 1092 |
| Malyka Crémoux | France | 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105 |
| Mirco Bighi | Italy | 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134 |
| Yves Auger | France | 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152 |
| Leo Kenney | USA | 1156, 1157, 1158, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1165, 1166, 1167, 1168, 1169, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1175, 1176 |
| Peeter Somelar | Estonia | 1188 |
| Allen Bartell | USA | 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1212, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218 |
| Alfonso Tarallo | Italy | 1223, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1229, 1230, 1231, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1241, 1242 |
| Jacques Lapaire | Switzerland | 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248, 1249, 1250 |
| Michael Hesemann | Germany | 1251 |
