A Grain of Sand: Nature's Secret Wonder

113 Pages·2008·101.042 MB·English

by  Dr. Gary Greenberg, Stacy Keach

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Text and photography by
Dr. Gary Greenberg
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tip; blue shell fragment; olivine; heart-shaped shell
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The information in this book is true and complete to the best of
coral; star-shaped foram.
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Facing page: A mixture of biological and mineral sand
from Makena Big Beach, Maui, Hawaii (magnification
Greenberg, Gary, 1944-
300x).
A grain of sand: nature's secret wonder I text and photography
by Gary Greenberg.
p. em. Page 10: Sand grains from the Thames River, London
Includes index. (magnification 300x).
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-319S-9 (pic wi jacket)
1. Microphotography. 2. Sand. I. Title.
Page 13: The tip of a spiral shell (magnification
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250x).
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Page 16: Colorful mineral sand grains from
Umhlanga, South Africa (magnification 250x).
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Designed by Maria Friedrich
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