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What is sand? What’s it made from, and how does it get from where it’s made to the beaches and sand dunes that surround many of our shores? On this album, Dr Dave McGarvie of The Open University takes us on a visit to Cornwall to follow grains of sand on their journey from the high moorland to the s…

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Exploring sedimentary processes

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2009 0:45


A brief introduction to this album.

Transcript -- Exploring sedimentary processes

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2009


Transcript -- A brief introduction to this album.

From granite to sand

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2009 7:26


How sand is formed by the weathering of moorland rock.

Transcript -- From granite to sand

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2009


Transcript -- How sand is formed by the weathering of moorland rock.

Sand under the microscope

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2009 4:27


What microscopic investigations reveal about samples of sand.

Transcript -- Sand under the microscope

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2009


Transcript -- What microscopic investigations reveal about samples of sand.

Grains of sand

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2009 3:45


Using sieves to establish grain size profiles.

Transcript -- Grains of sand

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2009


Transcript -- Using sieves to establish grain size profiles.

Transporting sand grains

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2009 4:57


Comparing the effectiveness of wind and water for moving sand grains of different sizes.

Transcript -- Transporting sand grains

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Transcript -- Comparing the effectiveness of wind and water for moving sand grains of different sizes.

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