Carbonate Sand, Yucatan, Mexico
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Environment |
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Location: | Isla Mujeres, Yucatan, Mexico |
Depositional facies: | broad, shallow, long, medium to low energy beach |
Provenance: | local provenance from the water covered Yucatan platform east of Isla Mujeres. Biogenically grown carbonate is eroded periodically by hurricanes and transported to the beaches by currents |
Composition: | CaCO3 (calcite and aragonite) |
Texture: | Medium grained, well sorted, well rounded |
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