Sand
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The composition of sand varies, depending on the local rock sources and conditions, but the most common constituent of sand in inland continental settings and non-tropical coastal settings is silica (silicon dioxide, or SiO2), usually in the form of quartz.
Calcium carbonate is the second most common type of sand, for example, aragonite, which has mostly been created, over the past 500million years, by various forms of life, like coral and shellfish. For example, it is the primary form of sand apparent in areas where reefs have dominated the ecosystem for millions of years, as in the Caribbean. Somewhat more rarely, sand may be composed of calcium sulfate, such as gypsum and selenite, as is found in places such as White Sands National Park and Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S.
Sand is a non-renewable resource over human timescales, and sand suitable for making concrete is in high demand. Desert sand, although plentiful, is not suitable for concrete. Fifty billion tons of beach sand and fossil sand are used each year for construction. Provided by Wikipedia
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521by Ordiz, Andres, Uzal, Antonio, Milleret, Cyril, Sanz-Perez, Ana, Zimmermann, Barbara, Wikenros, Camilla, Wabakken, Petter, Kindberg, Jonas, Swenson, Jon E., Sand, HåkanGet access
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522by Ordiz, Andrés, Uzal, Antonio, Milleret, Cyril, Sanz-Pérez, Ana, Zimmermann, Barbara, Wikenros, Camilla, Wabakken, Petter, Kindberg, Jonas, Swenson, Jon E., Sand, HåkanGet access
Published in Scientific Reports (2020)
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523by Ordiz, Andrés, Uzal, Antonio, Milleret, Cyril, Sanz-Pérez, Ana, Zimmermann, Barbara, Wikenros, Camilla, Wabakken, Petter, Kindberg, Jonas, Swenson, Jon E., Sand, HåkanGet access
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525by U. Im, J. H. Christensen, O.-K. Nielsen, M. Sand, R. Makkonen, C. Geels, C. Anderson, J. Kukkonen, S. Lopez-Aparicio, J. BrandtGet access
Published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2019)
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526by Aline Weber Medeiros, Pedro d'Azevedo, Rebeca Inhoque Pereira, Ana Paula Cassenego, Sueli Van Der Sand, Jeverson Frazzon, Ana Paula Guedes FrazzonGet access
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2010)
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527by Wikenros, Camilla, Di Bernardi, Cecilia, Zimmermann, Barbara, Åkesson, Mikael, Demski, Maike, Flagstad, Øystein, Mattisson, Jenny, Tallian, Aimee Grace, Wabakken, Petter, Sand, HåkanGet access
Published in Ecology and Evolution (2023)
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528by O. Olesen, M. Brönner, J. Ebbing, J. Gellein, L. Gernigon, J. Koziel, T. Lauritsen, R. Myklebust, C. Pascal, M. Sand, D. Solheim, S. UsovGet access
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529by O. Olesen, M. Brönner, J. Ebbing, J. Gellein, L. Gernigon, J. Koziel, T. Lauritsen, R. Myklebust, C. Pascal, M. Sand, D. Solheim, S. UsovGet access
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530by Tallian, Aimee, Ordiz, Andrés, Metz, Matthew, Zimmermann, Barbara, Wikenros, Camilla, Smith, Douglas, Stahler, Daniel, Wabakken, Petter, Swenson, Jon, Sand, Håkan, Kindberg, JonasGet access
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531by Fuchs, Boris, Zimmermann, Barbara, Wabakken, Petter, Bornstein, Set, Månsson, Johan, Evans, Alina, Liberg, Olof, Sand, Håkan, Kindberg, Jonas, Ågren, Erik, Arnemo, JonGet access
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532by Sanz Perez, Ana, Ordiz Fernandez, Andres Avelino, Sand, Håkan, Swenson, Jon, Wabakken, Petter, Wikenros, Camilla, Zimmermann, Barbara, Åkesson, Mikael, Milleret, Cyril PierreGet access
Published in Royal Society Open Science (2018)
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533by Chapron, Guillaume, Wikenros, Camilla, Liberg, Olof, Wabakken, Petter, Flagstad, Øystein, Milleret, Cyril, Månsson, Johan, Svensson, Linn, Zimmermann, Barbara, Åkesson, Mikael, Sand, HåkanGet access
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534by Tallian, Aimee, Ordiz, Andrés, Metz, Matthew, Zimmermann, Barbara, Wikenros, Camilla, Smith, Douglas, Stahler, Daniel, Wabakken, Petter, Swenson, Jon, Sand, Håkan, Kindberg, JonasGet access
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535by Wikenros, Camilla, Di Bernardi, Cecilia, Zimmermann, Barbara, Åkesson, Mikael, Demski, Maike, Flagstad, Øystein, Mattisson, Jenny, Tallian, Aimee Grace, Wabakken, Petter, Sand, HåkanGet access
Published in Ecology and Evolution (2023)
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536by Chapron, Guillaume, Wikenros, Camilla, Liberg, Olof, Wabakken, Petter, Flagstad, Øystein, Milleret, Cyril, Månsson, Johan, Svensson, Linn, Zimmermann, Barbara, Åkesson, Mikael, Sand, HåkanGet access
Published in Ecological Modelling (2016)
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537by Olesen, O., Ebbing, J., Lundin, E., Mauring, E., Skilbrei, J.R., Torsvik, T.H., Hansen, E.K., Henningsen, T., Midbøe, P., Sand, M.Get access
Published in Marine and Petroleum Geology (2007)
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538by van Beeck Calkoen, Suzanne T. S., Kuijper, Dries P. J., Sand, Håkan, Singh, Navinder J., van Wieren, Sip E., Cromsigt, Joris P. G. M.Get access
Published in Ecography (2018)
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539by Vilà, Carles, Sundqvist, Anna–Karin, Flagstad, Øystein, Seddon, Jennifer, rnerfeldt, Susanne Bjö, Kojola, Ilpo, Casulli, Adriano, Sand, Håkan, Wabakken, Petter, Ellegren, HansGet access
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences (2003)
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540by van Beeck Calkoen, Suzanne T.S., Kuijper, Dries P.J., Sand, Hakan, Singh, Navinder J., van Wieren, Sip E., Cromsigt, Joris P.G.M.Get access
Published 2018
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