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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561by Milleret, C, Ordiz, A, Sanz-Pérez, A, Uzal, A, Carricondo-Sanchez, D, Eriksen, A, Sand, H, Wabakken, P, Wikenros, C, Åkesson, M, Zimmermann, BGet access
Published in Scientific Reports (2019)
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562by Milleret, Cyril, Ordiz, Andres, Sanz Perez, Ana, Uzal, Antonio, Sanchez, David Carricondo, Eriksen, Ane, Sand, Håkan, Wabakken, Petter, Wikenros, Camilla, Åkesson, Mikael, Zimmermann, BarbaraGet access
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564by Milleret, Cyril, Ordiz, Andrés, Sanz-Pérez, Ana, Uzal, Antonio, Carricondo-Sanchez, David, Eriksen, Ane, Sand, Håkan, Wabakken, Petter, Wikenros, Camilla, Åkesson, Mikael, Zimmermann, BarbaraGet access
Published in Scientific Reports (2023)
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565by Sanz Perez, Ana, Milleret, Cyril, Ordiz, Andrés, Uzal, Antonio, Carricondo-Sanchez, David, Eriksen, Ane, Sand, Håkan, Wabakken, Petter, Wikenros, Camilla, Åkesson, Mikael, Zimmermann, BarbaraGet access
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566by Ordiz Fernandez, Andres Avelino, Uzal, Antonio, Milleret, Cyril Pierre, Sanz-Perez, Ana, Zimmermann, Barbara, Wikenros, Camilla, Wabakken, Petter, Kindberg, Jonas, Swenson, Jon, Sand, HåkanGet access
Published in Scientific Reports (2020)
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567by Christensen, Helle Torp, Dolmer, Per, Wrange, Anna-Lisa, Hansen, Benni Winding, Harkestad, Lisbeth S., Kristensen, Per Sand, Lindegarth, Susanne, Mortensen, Stein, Strand, Øivind, Valero, JohannaGet access
Published 2010
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568by Ausilio, Giorgia, Sand, Hakan, Wikenros, Camilla, Aronsson, Malin, Milleret, Cyril, Nordli, Kristoffer, Wabakken, Petter, Eriksen, Ane, Persson, Jens, Maartmann, Erling, Mathisen, Karen, Zimmermann, BarbaraGet access
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569by Tiane Martin de Moura, Fabrício Souza Campos, Pedro Alves d'Azevedo, Sueli Teresinha Van Der Sand, Ana Cláudia Franco, Jeverson Frazzon, Ana Paula Guedes FrazzonGet access
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2012)
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570by Tallian, Aimee, Ordiz, Andres, Metz, Matthew, Milleret, Cyril, Wikenros, Camilla, Smith, Douglas, Stahler, Daniel, Kindberg, Jonas, MacNulty, Dan, Wabakken, Petter, Swenson, Jon, Sand, HåkanGet access
Published 2017
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571by Fuchs, Boris, Zimmermann, Barbara, Wabakken, Petter, Bornstein, Set, Månsson, Johan, Evans, Alina L., Liberg, Olof, Sand, Håkan, Kindberg, Jonas, Ågren, Erik O., Arnemo, Jon M.Get access
Published in BMC Veterinary Research (2016)
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573by Fuchs, Boris, Zimmermann, Barbara, Wabakken, Petter, Bornstein, Set, Månsson, Johan, Evans, Alina L., Liberg, Olof, Sand, Håkan, Kindberg, Jonas, Ågren, Erik O., Arnemo, Jon MartinGet access
Published in BMC Veterinary Research (2016)
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575by Ausilio, Giorgia, Sand, Håkan, Wikenros, Camilla, Aronsson, Malin, Milleret, Cyril, Nordli, Kristoffer, Wabakken, Petter, Eriksen, Ane, Persson, Jens, Maartmann, Erling, Mathisen, Karen‐Marie, Zimmermann, BarbaraGet access
Published in Wildlife Biology (2023)
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579by Milleret, Cyril, Ordiz, Andrés, Chapron, Guillaume, Andreassen, Harry Peter, Kindberg, Jonas, Månsson, Johan, Tallian, Aimee, Wabakken, Petter, Wikenros, Camilla, Zimmermann, Barbara, Swenson, Jon E., Sand, HåkanGet access
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