Beesker recommends 'International Sand Collectors
Society' as the world's
best website on sand
ABOUT 'INTERNATIONAL SAND COLLECTORS SOCIETY'
The
International Sand Collectors Society
(ISCS), which is based in North Haven, Connecticut, USA, brings together
committed sand collectors. Its motto is: Discovering the World, Grain by Grain.
The ISCS website is organized in the following main sections: What is Sand?, The
Hobby, Becoming a Sand Collector, Sand Projects and Studies, Sand Kits, Sand
Picture Gallery, and The Sand Paper.
The What is Sand? section explains the size classification of particulate
material into Boulders, Gravel (including Cobbles, Pebbles and Granules), Sand
(Very Coarse Sand, Coarse Sand, Medium Sand, Fine Sand, and Very Fine Sand),
Muds (Coarse Silt, Medium Silt, Fine Silt, Very Fine Silt, Clay, and Dust
Particles).
The Sand Picture Gallery contains thirty magnified photographs of sand from
Maui, Australia, Hawaii, New Zealand, and the Phillipines. The Society produces
a Sand Kit, which can be ordered online. Developed by the Geology Department of
Pasadena City College, the kit comprises an instructional CD-ROM, and twelve
contained and labeled sand samples.