Beach Sand, Sri Lanka
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Bentota beach |
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Garnet sand |
Location:
Bentota River area, SW Sri Lanka
Provenance:
High grade metamorphic rocks of the south indian craton
Composition:
Transparent pink garnet, metallic black cassiterite, ilmenite, rutile, prismatic-elongate zirconia
Petrographic thin section:
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Bright field |
Texture:
Texture of the grains, ecc.
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Comments:
Further comments on the sand, depositional history, ecc.
