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@gly.uga.edu)
Railsback's main web page
UGA Geology Department web page