Showing posts with label the color of sands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the color of sands. Show all posts

Thursday, April 23, 2009

GRAINS OF SAND




Sand grains under the microscope


Did you know that grains of sand are rounded by the action of the wind, which causes abrasion by blowing the sand particles against each other and surrounding obstacles. Once a grain reaches an almost perfectly spherical shape, it may keep that shape without further wear for millions of years.




orange sand grains



yellow sand grains


Have you ever seen a red sand?