MINERALS IN BEACHES

WHAT IS SAND?

Sand is little granules of mostly pale white or tan pieces of stone such quartz and gypsum broken down by the pounding of water.

ROSEMARY BEACH

• Sand is white with specks of tan
• Some minerals in Rosemary Beaches are quartz, calcite and tourmaline.
• Rosemary Beach, FLORIDA, USA.

BLACK BEACH

• Black Beach is in Costa Rica
• You can tell by the name the beaches are black
• Some minerals in the beach are Magnetite, Ilmentite and Zircon

WILD DUNES

• Wild Dunes is in Wild Dunes, South Carolina
• The beaches are tan with little splotches of white
• Some minerals in the beach are Quartz, Gypsum and Zircon