Eric gathered these little beach stones from the outer beach at Point Reyes so we could document the range of colors. Each stone is quite small — only 2-3 mm in length, so right on the edge between sand and gravel.
Can you tell that they're resting in a crease in my jeans? I couldn't decide which view was most interesting, so here are a couple more images, going back in time when we first started the mini-collection:
And here's one more, with a small sand dollar and the surrounding gravel. The large grain sizes indicate a very high wave energy beach!
Hi Jackie,
ReplyDeleteLove the colors of the beach stones Eric found. Would make a beautiful necklace .... for Minnie Mouse.
"...the surrounding gravel. The large grain sizes indicate a very high wave energy beach!"
Could you say more about the relationship between sand grain size and wave energy on beaches? Thanks.
Vishnu`