War sand is sand contaminated by remains of projectiles used in war. This kind of sand has been found in Normandy, since the invasion of Normandy, among other places.[1] In 1988, the sand on Omaha Beach was discovered to contain man-made metal and glass particles deriving from shrapnel; 4% of the sand in the sample was composed of shrapnel particles. Researchers also discovered iron and glass beads in the sand, originating from munitions explosions.[2]
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- ↑ "Microscopic Images of the Sands of Normandy Show Presence of War Sand". SciTech Daily. http://scitechdaily.com/microscopic-images-of-the-sands-of-normandy-show-presence-of-war-sand/. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ↑ McBride, Earle F.; Picard, M. Dane (September 2011). "Shrapnel in Omaha Beach sand". http://www.sepm.org/CM_Files/SedimentaryRecord/SedRecord%209-3.pdf. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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