The desert are made up of quartz sand.
These pure quartz sands result from extensive weathering that occurred before and during transport.
The substrate should be loose peat with quartz sand at a pH level of 4.5.
One common way in which lechatelierite forms naturally is by very high temperature melting of quartz sand during a lightning strike.
It delights in a soil of quartz sand, in which nothing else would grow.
Its clean beaches are particularly good for walking, thanks to firm quartz sand.
The beach sediment composition is over 70% quartz sand, which gifted Omaha the natural "white" appearance.
Jūrmala's beach is 33 km long, covered with white quartz sand.
Streams that bubble up through a big deposit of quartz sand left over from the glacier.
In eastern Missouri the stone consists of quartz sand that is 99.44% silica.
