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Wow that's really fascinating. I wonder what sorts of properties allow geologists to characterize sand to that level Also wonder how effective it is. Especiall
by culi 4y ago
Wow that's really fascinating. I wonder what sorts of properties allow geologists to characterize sand to that level
Also wonder how effective it is. Especially nowadays in such an interconnected world where products, and especially sand, could be coming from the opposite side of the globe
- alanbernstein 4y ago"mineral and diatom composition." Sand with a variety of both of those can look much more varied, under a microscope, than you might imagine.
- culi 4y agoIt being varied doesn't surprise me. What surprises me is that it doesn't vary that much within a sample. That you can parse out specific patterns or characteristics enough to figure out exactly where this sample of sand is from