Sample 10- Dowses Beach, Osterville, Massachusetts

 

 

Dowses Beach is Littered with Shells

The Waves Constantly Bring New Shells to the Beach

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

C. Lindgren Photographs

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Sand Sample #10 is basically white and grey in color.  The angularity of the individual pieces is subangular subrounded and angular.  The pieces were poorly sorted but some was moderately sorted.  The most outstanding characteristic of this sand sample was there was 82% Quartz in it.  

 

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