There are three major types of sand: terrigenous, carbonate, and pyroclastic. Terrigenous sands are most abundant and are all ultimately derived from outside the basin of deposition by erosion of pre-existing crystalline, volcanic, and sedimentary rocks and, except...
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Pettijohn, F. J., Potter, P. E., & Siever, R. (1972). Petrographic Classification and Glossary. In Sand and Sandstone (pp. 149–174). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9974-6_5
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