Gypsum sands of White Sands National Monument
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The sands of White Sands National Monument consist primarily of gypsum grains eroded through wind action from evaporite deposits. The sands contain 96 percent gypsum.
Description
White Sands National Monument
The White Sands National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Alamogordo in western Otero County and northeastern Doña Ana County in the state of New Mexico, at an elevation of 4235 feet (1291 m). The area is in the mountain-ringed Tularosa Basin and comprises the southern part of a 710-km² (275-mi²) field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals.
References
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White Sands National Monument
- Page 195 - Press, F. and Siever, R., 1974, 1978, Earth, W. h. Freeman and Company, San Francisco, 649p.
- Page 126 - Dicka, A. B., 2012, 101 American Geo-sites you've gotta see: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 250p.
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