Comments on: Florida Beach Sand http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/florida-beach-sand Florida beaches in words, pictures, and video. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:17:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: beachhunter http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/florida-beach-sand/comment-page-1#comment-860 beachhunter Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:17:18 +0000 http://www.blogthebeach.com/?p=108#comment-860 Hi John, You should watch the video I did of the Sandsculpting Festival on Fort Myers Beach. The sand sculpting masters talked about why the sand is so good. No, they don't use any glue, just lots and lots of water. "Young" sand is very good because the crystals are very angular. Sand with lots of shell or pebbles mixed in is not so good. Here on the west coast of Florida our sand (in most places) is nearly pure quartz crystals. The video is here: http://visitflorida.com/video/video_id.67/expert.6 Hi John, You should watch the video I did of the Sandsculpting Festival on Fort Myers Beach. The sand sculpting masters talked about why the sand is so good. No, they don’t use any glue, just lots and lots of water. “Young” sand is very good because the crystals are very angular. Sand with lots of shell or pebbles mixed in is not so good. Here on the west coast of Florida our sand (in most places) is nearly pure quartz crystals.
The video is here: http://visitflorida.com/video/video_id.67/expert.6

]]> By: John Baker http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/florida-beach-sand/comment-page-1#comment-858 John Baker Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:44:04 +0000 http://www.blogthebeach.com/?p=108#comment-858 Hello, I am wondering about the quality of sand used to make these fantastic sculptures. The sand near my area of San Francisco simply does not hold up for creating tall sculptures. Do you use some sort of glue or other hardening material? Thanks! John Hello,

I am wondering about the quality of sand used to make these fantastic sculptures. The sand near my area of San Francisco simply does not hold up for creating tall sculptures. Do you use some sort of glue or other hardening material?

Thanks!

John

]]> By: beachhunter http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/florida-beach-sand/comment-page-1#comment-437 beachhunter Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:53:26 +0000 http://www.blogthebeach.com/?p=108#comment-437 Here along the west coast of Florida, including Treasure Island, the sand is mostly white quartz crystals that have washed down the Mississippi River from the Appalachian mountains. Mixed with the quartz is shell fragments. The tiny dark spots are minerals and organic matter. Further south, near Miami and the Keys you'll find that the sand is carbonate (mostly made up of coral and other marine animal skeletons, with shell mixed in). Here along the west coast of Florida, including Treasure Island, the sand is mostly white quartz crystals that have washed down the Mississippi River from the Appalachian mountains. Mixed with the quartz is shell fragments. The tiny dark spots are minerals and organic matter. Further south, near Miami and the Keys you’ll find that the sand is carbonate (mostly made up of coral and other marine animal skeletons, with shell mixed in).

]]> By: dipali choudhury http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/florida-beach-sand/comment-page-1#comment-436 dipali choudhury Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:01:12 +0000 http://www.blogthebeach.com/?p=108#comment-436 It was very refreshing to read and see the photos about sand. Please go on. I shall look forward to read more. I am staying at Bilmar Beach Resort, Treasure Island, for a few days. The sand here is very white and somewhat gritty . I can see that it is mainly composed of a lot of shell fragments. But I wonder what else is there in the mixture: coral or quartz ? Could you please enlighten me ? Thank you. It was very refreshing to read and see the photos about sand. Please go on. I shall look forward to read more.
I am staying at Bilmar Beach Resort, Treasure Island, for a few days. The sand here is very white and somewhat gritty . I can see that it is mainly composed of a lot of shell fragments. But I wonder what else is there in the mixture: coral or quartz ? Could you please enlighten me ?
Thank you.

]]> By: _belle_ http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/florida-beach-sand/comment-page-1#comment-407 _belle_ Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:39:39 +0000 http://www.blogthebeach.com/?p=108#comment-407 wow nice one!!!!!!! wow nice one!!!!!!!

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