Beach and Shoreline Sands From Around the World
by Elizabeth H. Kennair and L. Bruce Railsback
This page shows siliciclastic sands categorized by plate-tectonic setting. The rows work down from the most basalt-rich settings to those least characterized by basaltic rocks. Each image is a link to another page with a larger image and with a link to a microscope image - take a look!
Sands from Mid-Ocean-Ridge Volcanic Islands:
Iceland |
Iceland |
Galapagos |
Sands from Ocean Islands:
Hawaii |
Hawaii |
Hawaii |
Hawaii |
Fiji |
Fiji |
Sands from Island Arcs:
U.S. Virgin Islands |
Alaska |
Sumatra |
Bali |
Bali |
Guam |
Sands from Active Continental Margins:
California |
Washington |
Oregon |
Baha California |
Mexico |
Costa Rica |
Ecuador |
Sands from Passive Continental Margins:
Florida |
Florida |
Florida |
Georgia |
Georgia |
Georgia |
South Carolina |
Virginia |
Tunisia |
Morocco |
Australia |
Australia |
Australia |
Malaysia |
There's also a page with more information on plate tectonics
The title page and table of contents for this set of web pages
e-mail to Railsback (rlsbk@uga.edu)
Railsback's main web page