Blog - Through the sandglass

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Sunday Sand: Marshall Beach, San Francisco

I’ve had the idea of starting a regular Sunday post simply showing off the character of a different sand each week. And, following on from my recent visit to th...

August 1, 2010 4 min read

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August 2010

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

August 1, 2010 4 min read

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September 2010

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

September 1, 2010 4 min read

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Earth Science Week and Earth Science Literacy

Earth Science Week and Earth Science Literacy It’s Earth Science Week again, stimulated and coordinated by the AGI: Since October 1998, the American Geological...

October 1, 2010 10 min read

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Sunday sand: Brazilian gems

Sometimes, a sand just strikes me as beautiful in its own right – yes, of course it has geological stories to tell, but (although perhaps I shouldn’t admit this...

October 1, 2010 3 min read

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Sunday sand: glass beaches

The phrase “glass sand” would normally make you think of ultra-pure sand resources used in glass-making, such as the sands of Fontainebleau. But I was intrigued...

October 1, 2010 6 min read

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Sunday sand: Halloween and a cruise

I’m in the US - Philadelphia to be exact - and it’s October 31st, so, HAPPY SANDY HALLOWEEN! The reason that I’m over here is that tomorrow I must go to New Yor...

October 1, 2010 3 min read

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Sunday sand: more forams

Walking on a beach in Bali is, more often than not, a delightful experience, even idyllic. But occasionally it can be a challenge to the balance, a sensation of...

October 1, 2010 4 min read

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October 2010

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

October 1, 2010 2 min read

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A prominent role for a sandglass

I promise that I’ll get back to more serious topics shortly, but I’m still trying to catch up on catching up. Among recent distractions was the fact that on Tue...

November 1, 2010 3 min read

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Ship's Log: 3 November

Yesterday passed Sable Island and the Sable Bank, one of the graveyards of the Atlantic, gigantic volumes of ever-shape-shifting sands. Currently the Sargasso S...

November 1, 2010 1 min read

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