Coastal Carolina Project 2001 - Kure Beach
Glauconite and Calcite Sands
The bright green sands, when examined mineorologically, are glauconitic with calcite. Sequences within the sands are often bright green.
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
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