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Sand (other)
Sand is a naturally occurring, finely divided rock. Sand may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Sand, alias of DC Comics fictional character Sandy Hawkins * Elia Sand, a character in ''Game of Thrones'' *Sandman, fictional character in children's folklore * The Sand Snakes, characters in ''Game of Thrones'' Films * ''Sand'' (1949 film), a 1949 American western film nominated for best Cinematography * ''Sand'' (2000 film), a 2000 American drama film starring Michael Vartan *'' The Sand'', a 2015 horror film, also titled ''Blood Sand'' *'' Sand City'', a 2015 film made in Tamil as ''Manal Naharam'' Literature * Sand (novel), a 2011 novel by Wolfgang Herrndorf *Sand, a 2013 sci-fi novel by Hugh Howey *''Sand: a journey through science and imagination'' (UK) or ''Sand: The Never-Ending Story'' (US), 2009 book by geologist Michael Welland Music *Sand (band), British post-punk band * ''Sand'' (album), 1987 album by Allan Holdsworth * "Sand" (Lee H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sand
Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is defined by its grain size. Sand grains are smaller than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural class of soil or soil type; i.e., a soil containing more than 85 percent sand-sized particles by mass. The composition of sand varies, depending on the local rock sources and conditions, but the most common constituent of sand in inland continental settings and non-tropical coastal settings is silica (silicon dioxide, or SiO2), usually in the form of quartz. Calcium carbonate is the second most common type of sand, for example, aragonite, which has mostly been created, over the past 500million years, by various forms of life, like coral and shellfish. For example, it is the primary form of sand apparent in areas where reefs have dominated the ecosystem for millions of years like the Caribbean. Somewhat more rarely, sand may be composed of calciu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
