Focus on Sedimentary Environments

A tropical carbonate beach

Bolongo Beach, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands

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beach sediment
beach sediment
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This is the starting point for a short virtual field trip to a tropical beach in the Caribbean. Start at the left image to get a broad view of the location, then click on the small images or the icons to zoom in on the detail of the beach sediments.

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