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- Sunday, 01-Jan-2012
  Happy New Year to all sand collectors and visitors of the Sand Atlas website. May the year 2012 make all your dreams become true.
- Tuesday, 23-Aug-2011
  New sand photos added: limestone and foraminifera sands from Croatia, sands from Oman, Austrian serpentinite from Alps, micro fossils from France etc.
- Thursday, 18-Aug-2011
  We just returned from our holiday in Croatia, check the website in the next future for more articles about Croatian sands.
- Sunday, 3-Jul-2011
  Nine new photos added to the "Collections" page and seven new collectors to the "Links" page. More and more people are collecting sand...
- Saturday, 2-Jul-2011
  The "About" page has been updated with detailed info about sand collecting, World Atlas of Sands website, sand microphotography etc.
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0312 KE-RV

19-Aug-2010

Kenya – Rift Valley – Samburu National Reserve, 10 km SW of Archers Post

Sand microphotography

1067 ZA-WC

21-Jun-2010

South Africa – Western Cape – Cape Peninsula, Hout Bay

Sand microphotography

0637 NA-ER

26-May-2010

Namibia – Erongo – 80 km E of Swakopmund (Langer Heinrich open pit uranium mine)

Sand microphotography

1442 KE-CO

24-May-2010

Kenia – Coast – Beach at Pate island

Sand microphotography

1459 ZM-SO

24-May-2010

Zambia – Southern – Kariba Dam – Kariba lake – Sandy beach

Sand microphotography

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