Volcanic litharenite, beach sand, Tenerife, Puerto de la Cruz
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Location:
Beach at Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife
Provenance:
Basaltic, Pico del Teide
Composition:
mostly VRF (basaltic mikrolithes, ignimbrites), clinopyroxene, olivine, opaque ores (magnetite), epidote, microcline
Texture:
high textural maturity: very well sorted, well rounded, black, greenish, hyaline shining, smooth and dull, rough-textured surfaces, medium sand (250 to 400 μm)
Sample Number:
number of the sample
Collector:
Collector of the sand, Institution
Date:
Date of sampling
Comments:
Further comments on the sand, depositional history, ecc.
