Grains of sand magnified to 250 times real size
by Who knew sand could look so damn colourful and interesting? Gary Greenberg, that’s who, whose incredible microphotography reveals each grain of sand to be a kaleidoscope of colour and texture that defies its rather bland reputation.
Tagged: amazing microphotography, best, Dr Gary Greenberg, sand photography
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Shapewear said | 13 July, 2011
These look more like corals than rocks
Bruce Salem said | 13 July, 2011
MS Geology Stanford, 1973. Lots of those sand grains, clasts, contain various fossils. Some look life forams in dialenetic matrix, others look like spircles from ceolenterates of various kinds. A few of mineral grains or crystals. Obviously the samples have been culled for interesting stuff, but a great deal of it is of biologic origin ultimately.
joanne said | 13 July, 2011
there are tiny pieces of coral and I see a diatom and microfossils too. Take a magnifying glass to the beach – you’d be amazed.
Mac said | 13 July, 2011
Yes, and have you ever had a piece of this crap in your eye after being on the beach? Not so wonderful then.
Juie said | 14 July, 2011
They look like really beautiful beads for jewelry 
Where can I find more of these types of awesome pics?
Zak Branson said | 14 July, 2011
Pretty pretty good !
Darb said | 15 July, 2011
Beach sand! Desert sand looks a lot different.
Gidget198787 said | 15 July, 2011
Oh, would that they were rocks I could add to my rock collection. They are utterly beautiful.
Manela Gracià said | 16 July, 2011
són tan fantàstiques aquestes joies de la natura que provaré d’imitar-ne alguna! Gravaré una pedra amb el disseny natural d’aquestes miniatures!
Emm said | 17 July, 2011
Mac- you crack me up! . Obviously the photographed grains have been hand-picked. Still very attractive though!
stella said | 18 July, 2011
There’s a lot of beauty even in the smallest things.
edwin said | 19 July, 2011
The Creator is be glorified
nello said | 19 July, 2011
it looks like a living thing , i mean no sand whatsoever but fossils.
Stephanie said | 20 July, 2011
As Bruce Salem and nello say, biological origin. Sand isn’t as mundane as people think. It’s crazy that life can be packed into something so teeny as a “grain of sand” no? I think that’s pretty wonderful… whether it’s in your eye or not.
Darb said | 22 July, 2011
@edwin: Yup, erosion is pretty glorious!
thomas vesely said | 8 October, 2011
send $ 20 for i million grains.
Jessica said | 8 October, 2011
Oh god Julie (or is it Juie?) you crack me up! You can’t put grains of sand on a necklace honey! Dear lord, the stupidity of the average american….
Etal Ware said | 10 October, 2011
All this time I thought it was the size of the ocean that made me feel small when at the shore. I have been looking in the wrong direction for so many years. Thanks for this enlightenment and perspective.
thomas vesely said | 10 October, 2011
each grain totally unique.some taking geological epochs to form.none finished.
beyond amazing.
thank you, photographer…………
Skye said | 25 November, 2011
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
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(William Blake, “Auguries of Innocence”)
Mahalo Nui Loa to Gary Greenburg for opening our eyes and hearts to the magnificent wonder of what is just below our feet!
Great ot have discovered this site, too!
Emily said | 15 December, 2011
Wow…these photos are beautiful, my only wish is to have sand of that actual size, i swear i would have it all over the house, even better, build a house out of it!!
rt said | 9 February, 2012
What would moon dust look like?
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Sterling said | 12 July, 2011
Stunning. Absolutely beautiful. To see that even such a mundane thing can be so individual and intricate surely makes the world a wonderful place!