sand - large-grained quartz dune sand from Monastery Beach, Carmel Bay, California - set of two 2-ounce jars The peat and sediment layers

The peat and sediment layers are exposed in a low bluff above the creek

but a decent example if you are explaining the sequence from peat to lignite

This sand is interesting because of the large size of its quartz grains for a dune sand

Some time ago the trash was almost all cleaned up

so a student will have to be observant

sand - large-grained quartz dune sand from Monastery Beach, Carmel Bay, California - set of two 2-ounce jars The peat and sediment layersThis sand is interesting because of the large size of its quartz grains for a dune sand. Monastery Beach is fed sand immediately by San Jose Creek and by the Carmel River farther north. The longshore current that moves sand from north to south along Californias coast contributes to this beach, but the size and irregular shapes of these grains tells us that the primary source must be a local and not particularly long drainage, most likely San Jose