Saturday, January 15, 2011

This sand, found only on a few beaches in southern Japan, is made up  entirely of the calcified shells of tiny organisms only a few milimeters  across.   It is one of the more sought-after sands for sand collectors  despite being readily available on eBay.

(via Kottke)

This sand, found only on a few beaches in southern Japan, is made up entirely of the calcified shells of tiny organisms only a few milimeters across. It is one of the more sought-after sands for sand collectors despite being readily available on eBay.

(via Kottke)

  1. mylive reblogged this from jingc and added:
    Cool. I didn’t know that sand collectors existed. Also, sand is readily available on eBay.. hahahahaha:/
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