Robert Maronpot's Magnified Sand project reveals hidden beauty of individual grains
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Updated · Boing Boing · May 5
Robert Maronpot's Magnified Sand project reveals hidden beauty of individual grains
2 articles · Updated · Boing Boing · May 5
Using microscopic photography, Maronpot captures grains measuring 0.02 to 2mm from beaches worldwide, exposing angular, translucent and crystalline forms invisible to the naked eye.
The images show sand as fragments of rock, minerals, coral, mollusk shells and marine organisms including bryozoans and foraminifera, highlighting varied geological and biological origins.
The gallery can be browsed by beach, showing how local environments such as volcanic rock, coral reefs and quartz cliffs produce strikingly different grains.
Ancient sand grains act as 'cosmic clocks.' What lost secrets of Earth's deep history are they unlocking?
As sand becomes a scarce resource, what hidden planetary history are we losing with every scoop?