Sentences with phrase «bits of broken coral»

Small bits of broken coral could be attached to the structures and would happily exist, and even thrive there, due to the highly oxygenated, electrified material they were attached to.
The effect is like sandblasting — the waves carry sand and debris, such as bits of broken coral, onto the reefs, striking them over and over again,» says Howard Lasker, PhD, professor of geology in the UB College of Arts and Sciences.

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Recent storms have eroded many of these beaches exposing an array of broken shell, coral as well as human made bits and pieces such as an old dolls hand.
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