sand: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: IOPscience - Journal of Physics: Conference Series - Shock and release behaviour of sand. Nov 01, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - Why is the world running out of sand? Dec 16, 2025
Add new Web site: IOPscience - Journal of Physics: Conference Series - Shock and release behaviour of sand. Nov 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - Microenvironments on individual sand grains enhance nitrogen loss in coastal sediments. Sep 26, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Effect of the Type of Sand on the Properties of Concrete (PDF). Apr 02, 2025
Add new Web site: International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research - Properties of Manufactured Sand (PDF). Jan 24, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Thermal properties of sands and their dependence on physical and environmental factors. Dec 12, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC - Why the world is running out of sand. Jul 02, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Hawaii - Exploring Our Fluid Earth - Beaches and Sand. Jul 19, 2023
Add new Web site: Geology.com - Sand Grains from Around the World. May 27, 2023
Add new Web site: National Ocean Service - How does sand form? Aug 25, 2021
Add new Web site: LiveScience - What Is Sand? May 23, 2019
Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Sand and Gravel. Feb 09, 2017
Added video. Jan 08, 2016
Cross-references added. Dec 03, 2015
Video added that describes the orign of sand particles and their transport by water currents. Dec 03, 2015
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Sand. Feb 11, 2013
Added new Web site: Kalispell Public Schools - How Are Soils Classified? Mar 19, 2009
Added new Web site: Kalispell Public Schools - How Are Soils Classified? Mar 19, 2009
Added new Web site: FOSSWEB - Pebbles, Sand and Silt. Mar 18, 2009
Added new Web site: FOSSWEB - Pebbles, Sand and Silt. Mar 18, 2009
Media added. Aug 19, 2008
Added new Web site: The National Science Foundation - Sand. Oct 29, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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