Sample 29 - Madaket Beach,  Nantucket, Massachusetts

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                               "Many of these beachfront homes will soon be gone" N. Hebert photo             

"Madaket Beach has the most amazing sunsets!" N. Hebert photo  

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Sand Sample # 29 is basically tan grains with a little bit of black. The angularity of individual pieces was mostly subangular and subrounded. The entire sample was sorted pretty well. The sand feels very soft and thin. The characteristics that were found most was quartz and feldspar.

 

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