Prince Edward Island National Park: The Living Sands
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David M. Baird. Prince Edward Island National Park: The Living Sands
Prince Edward Island National Park: The Living Sands
Table of Contents
THE SURFACE
The shoreline
How bars and spits are built along shallow shorelines
Where did all the sand come from?
THE GLACIATION
THE BEDROCK
What the rocks are made of
Layers in the rock
Joints in the rock
Erosion of the rock
THE BEACHES
Grains of sand
Why quartz is the most common
How some sand is that way twice
Processes of sorting on the beach
Ripple marks
Distribution of grains in ripple-marked sands
Preservation of ripple marks
Interference with the rippling of sand
Fossil ripple marks
Swash marks
Rill marks
Patterns and hollows around pebbles and shells
Trails and tracks on the bottom
DUNES AND WIND-BLOWN SAND
How dunes form
Ripple marks
Sorting
POINTS OF INTEREST
Dalvay Beach (1)
Stanhope Beach (2)
Bridge over inlet to Covehead Bay (3)
Brackley Beach (4)
Causeway to Rustico Island (5)
Rustico Island (6)
North Rustico (7)
Orby Head (8)
Shore just east of Cavendish Beach (9)
Cavendish Beach (10)
SUMMARY
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David M. Baird
Published by Good Press, 2021
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Swash marks
Rill marks
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