Sentences with phrase «gypsum sand»

White Sands National Monument, New Mexico This park is one of the largest dune fields the world, made of rare, blinding white gypsum sand.

and slide down the amazing white gypsum sand dunes.

Many of the creatures in the White Sands ecosystem, including the lesser earless lizard and the Apache pocket mouse, have undergone rapid evolution in response to their unique environment, developing a lighter appearance that allows them to blend into the gypsum sands and escape predators.

Not exact matches

Dunes form on Earth when suitable winds scatter sand - sized grains — usually quartz, gypsum or basalt — across the surface, creating ridges that grow to enormous sizes.

Unlike dunes made of quartz - based sand, gypsum can be walked upon safely with bare feet, even in the hottest summer months.

The geological resources of Belize include oil, clays, barite, sand and gravel, granite, gypsum, quartz sand, dolomite and limestone.

Above image: Josh Kline Sighs of the Times, 2017 Polymerized gypsum, sand, and gravel; urethane foam, rebar, acrylic, and assorted toiletries Part one: 55 x 28 x 36 inches 139.7 x 71.1 x 91.4 cm P...

(Note, you could always go into the business of mixing Coal Ash waste sand / gravel and sodium chloride and spread that on snow covered concrete roads during winter and possibly spreading aluminum sulfate or gypsum on asphalt roads in summer... (Chalk or marl might not be the best choice as the IR acceptance may be too high)-RRB-

(Turbo blocks and Marmox structural insulation below DPC) Sand - cement render internally throughout extension and house with gypsum skim (to maximise access to thermal mass).