Ever thought twice on how each grain of sand was formed and shaped differently?
When I went to the beach the past summer, I decided to take a couple grains back home for memories and to observe under the microscope. Turns out, the grains seem to almost be glass as they are almost transparent under the lighting (some of them).
What I thought was most unique was how these grains, once in forms of rocks, transformed into these differently shaped structures, as if there are different worlds inside this single world.
One interesting fact: Sand's real name is silicon dioxide because it is actually a form of quartz which is finer than gravel but coarser than silt. Sand is also one of few minerals very resistant to weather impacts.
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