This sand features smooth larger sand grains along with smaller rough-edged grains.
In the low and higher magnification views there is a mixture small are larger clear quartz and yellowish feldspar grains, occasional dark volcanic grains. A tan and brown curved marine fragment in the low center of these views is probably a piece of mollusk shell.
Geographic Overview
Kusadasi is a beach resort town situated along a gulf on the Aegeqn coast. In the 4th century BCE, Kusadasi came under the control of the Greek city-state of Ephesus and prospered during that time as it became an important center of learning, art and culture. Today Kuşadası is a premier holiday destination, a popular cruise ship port, and known for its turquoise sparkling water of the Aegean Sea.
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Sand Gallery
Primarily volcanic sand grains consisting of translucent quartz with black inclusions, yellowish feldspar grains along with some black volcanic grains. A mollusk shell fragment with reddish brown stripes is present at the right center of this image.
The majority of sand grains represent a mixture of quartz, feldspar and dark volcanic grains. Two larger smoothed edged tan and brown fragments in the center are mollusk shell fragments.
This is primarily a mixture of geological sand grains including clear quartz of off-white feldspar. A small striped mollusk shell is present just to the left of center.
The majority of smaller sand grains are clear quartz and cloudy off-white feldspar. Mottled black, gray and tan larger volcanic igneous sand grains are present in the center. A large off-white and black piece of shell fragment with subtle linear striping is present at the lower right of center. Elsewhere white (left edge of center) and a white fragment with tan stripes (upper center) mollusk fragments are present.
- Translucent mollusk shell fragment with linear stripes.
- Large chunk of white mollusk shell.
- Mollusk shell fragment with tan linear stripes.
- Fragment of igneous rock fragment.
- Fragment of igneous rock.
- Large mollusk shell fragment with linear striping.