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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621by Ane Eriksen, Erik Versluijs, Boris Fuchs, Barbara Zimmermann, Petter Wabakken, Andrés Ordiz, Peter Sunde, Camilla Wikenros, Håkan Sand, Benjamin Gillich, Frank Michler, Kristoffer Nordli, David Carricondo-Sanchez, Lucrezia Gorini, Siegfried RiegerGet access
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622by Eriksen, Ane, Versluijs, Erik, Fuchs, Boris, Zimmermann, Barbara, Wabakken, Petter, Ordiz, Andrés, Sunde, Peter, Wikenros, Camilla, Sand, Håkan, Gillich, Benjamin, Michler, Frank, Nordli, Kristoffer, Carricondo-Sanchez, David, Gorini, Lucrezia, Rieger, SiegfriedGet access
Published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2022)
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623by Eriksen, Ane, Versluijs, Erik, Fuchs, Boris, Zimmermann, Barbara, Wabakken, Petter, Ordiz, Andres, Sunde, Peter, Wikenros, Camilla, Sand, Håkan, Gillich, Benjamin, Michler, Frank, Nordli, Kristoffer, Sanchez, David Carricondo, Gorini, Lucrezia, Rieger, SiegfriedGet access
Published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2022)
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624by Eriksen, Ane, Wabakken, Petter, Zimmermann, Barbara, Andreassen, Harry Peter, Arnemo, Jon Martin, Gundersen, Hege, Liberg, Olof, Linnell, John, Milner, Jos M., Pedersen, Hans Christian, Sand, Håkan, Solberg, Erling J., Storaas, TorsteinGet access
Published in Animal Behaviour (2011)
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625by Eriksen, Ane, Wabakken, Petter, Zimmermann, Barbara, Andreassen, Harry P., Arnemo, Jon M., Gundersen, Hege, Milner, Jos M., Liberg, Olof, Linnell, John, Pedersen, Hans C., Sand, Håkan, Solberg, Erling J., Storaas, TorsteinGet access
Published in Ecological Research (2008)
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626by Golynsky, A., Blankenship, D., Chiapini, M., Damaske, Daniel, Ferraccioli, S., Finn, C., Golynsky, D., Goncharov, A., Ishihara, T., Ivanov, S., Jokat, Wilfried, Kim, H. R., König, Matthias, Masolov, V., Nogi, Y., Sand, M., Studinger, M.Get access
Published in New Magnetic Anomaly Map of East Antarctica and Surrounding Regions (2007)
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628by Moltke, Ida, Fumagalli, Matteo, Korneliussen, Thorfinn Sand, Crawford, Jacob E, Bjerregaard, Peter, Jørgensen, Marit E, Grarup, Niels, Gulløv, Hans Christian, Linneberg, Allan René, Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Hansen, Torben, Nielsen, Rasmus, Albrechtsen, AndersGet access
Published in The American Journal of Human Genetics (2015)
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629by MacArtney, John, Malmström, Marlene, Nielsen, Trine Overgaard, Evans, Julie, Bernhardson, Britt-Marie, Hajdarevic, Senada, Chapple, Alison, Eriksson, Lars E., Locock, Louise, Rasmussen, Birgit, Vedsted, Peter, Tishelman, Carol, Andersen, Rikke Sand, Ziebland, SueGet access
Published in BMJ Open (2017)
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630by Paquet, M, Knape, J, Arlt, D, Forslund, P, Part, T, Flagstad, O, Jones, CG, Nicoll, MAC, Norris, K, Pemberton, JM, Sand, H, Svensson, L, Tatayah, V, Wabakken, P, Wikenros, C, Akesson, M, Low, MGet access
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631by Thorpe, Robert, Lynam, Chris, Thompson, Murray, van de Wolfshaar, Karen, Püts, Miriam, Corrales, Xavier, Romagnoni, Giovanni, Tsagarakis, Konstantinos, Potier, Mikaëla, Papantoniou, Georgia, Halouani, Ghassen, Heath, Michael, Kempf, Alexander, Taylor, Marc, Jacobsen, Nis SandGet access
Published 2024
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632by Thorpe, Robert, Lynam, Chris, Thompson, Murray, van de Wolfshaar, Karen, Püts, Miriam, Corrales, Xavier, Romagnoni, Giovanni, Tsagarakis, Konstantinos, Potier, Mikaëla, Papantoniou, Georgia, Halouani, Ghassen, Heath, Michael, Kempf, Alexander, Taylor, Marc, Jacobsen, Nis SandGet access
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633by Van Moorter, Bram, Singh, Navinder J., Rolandsen, Christer Moe, Solberg, Erling Johan, Dettki, Holger, Pusenius, Jyrki, Månsson, Johan, Sand, Håkan, Milner, Jos M., Roer, Ole, Tallian, Aimee Grace, Neumann, Wiebke, Ericsson, Göran, Mysterud, AtleGet access
Published in Oikos (2021)
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634Nocturnal foraging lifts time constraints in winter for migratory geese but hardly speeds up fuelingby Lameris, T. K. (Thomas K), Dokter, A. M. (Adriaan M), van der Jeugd, H. P. (Henk P), Bouten, W. (Willem), Koster, J. (Jasper), Sand, S. H. (Stefan H H), Westerduin, C. (Coen), Nolet, B. A. (Bart A)Get access
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635by Paquet, Matthieu, Knape, Jonas, Arlt, Debora, Forslund, Pär, Pärt, Tomas, Flagstad, Øystein, Jones, Carl, Nicoll, MAC, Norris, K, Pemberton, Josephine M., Sand, Håkan, Svensson, Linn, Tatayah, Vikash, Wabakken, Petter, Wikenros, Camilla, Åkesson, Mikael, Low, MatthewGet access
Published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2021)
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639by Golynsky, A., Blankenship, D., Chiappini, M., Damaske, D., Ferraccioli, Fausto, Finn, C., Golynsky, D., Goncharov, A., Ishihara, T., Ivanov, S., Jokat, W., Kim, H.R., König, M., Masolov, V., Nogi, Y., Sand, M., Studinger, M., von Frese, R.Get access
Published 2007
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640by Paquet, Matthieu, Knape, Jonas, Arlt, Debora, Forslund, Pär, Pärt, Tomas, Flagstad, Øystein, Jones, Carl G., Nicoll, Malcolm A. C., Norris, Ken, Pemberton, Josephine M., Sand, Håkan, Svensson, Linn, Tatayah, Vikash, Wabakken, Petter, Wikenros, Camilla, Åkesson, Mikael, Low, MatthewGet access
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