Beach Sand, Green Sand Beach
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Green Sand Beach, South Point |
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Olivine sand |
Location:
Green Sand Beach, South Shore, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
Depositional facies:
Medium to high energetic beach in a narrow bay limited by rocks
Provenance:
Mixture of in situ olivine basalts and few shells
Composition:
Composition of the sand, mineralogy, ecc.
Petrographic thin section:
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Texture:
Texture of the grains, ecc.
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Comments:
Further comments on the sand, depositional history, ecc.