Sand fom Þorlákshöfn, Iceland, under the GIGAmacro lens

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I think this one of the most fascinating batches of sand we’ve yet had the pleasure of macro-GigaPanning:

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So much igneous goodness hidden in those grains, collected from a beach on the south of Iceland…

The image was made by Robin Rohrback-Schiavone (my student at NOVA) as part of the Mid-Atlantic Geo-Image Collection (M.A.G.I.C.). The sand sample was donated by my colleague Beth Doyle. Thanks to both of them!

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  1. If we find a gemstone do we get it?

    Reminds me of going thru the gravel (glacial outwash) at the local pits when I was a kid. Except the sedimentary third isn’t represented.

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    • There’s a petri dish in every one that is 9 cm in diameter. But in terms of auto-sizing scale that is on the screen at every step of the exploration, we do not yet have that, but hope to someday.

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