Cave Cove Near Waipipi, North Island

 

                                                                                                                                            

 

International Space Station 40 mm Photograph

Image credit:  Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov)

CAVE COVE, NORTH ISLAND 37.21S, 174.67E

The link is to the Wikipedia Page on Titanium. The sand at Cave Cove is loaded with Titano Magnetite. The sand is mined for Titanium!

 

 

ZERO MAGNIFICATION IMAGE

REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM

1X MAGNIFICATION (YELLOW LINE  = 1MM)

3X MAGNIFICATION (YELLOW LINE  = 1MM)

The sample was contributed by H. McGrew, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio

Ms. McGrew also maintains a website on Natural Earth Craft and has also started a blog She is the new Sand Art Advisor for ISCS (International Sand Collector Society).

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