A grain of history

"You are to describe and discuss the eight sands you examined this week. Start with the table of data you assembled on the eight (8) sands you looked at, and continue by making an interpretation of the environment of two of the sands, how far each traveled, and their ultimate source areas. Use the below clues to help you." The Plum Island sand I observed was orange, had magnetite, was not fine in size, was moderately sorted, angular, and contained a variety of minerals such as quartz and garnet. The Key West sand sample I observed was white/ transparent in color, did not have magnetite, was not fine in size, angular, was well sorted and contained a variety of minerals and shells from ocean organisms. The Hampton Beach sand I observed was orange, black and white in color, did not have magnetite, was not fine in size, was roughly sorted, angular, and contained a variety of minerals including quartz and rocks such as granite. The St Martin's sand I observed was black and white, did not have magnetite, was not fine in size, angular, was poorly sorted and contained minerals and shells from organisms. The Praiade sand I observed was orange and transparent in color, had no magnetite, was fairly large in size, was well sorted, sub-angular, and contained a crystal minerals. The Maui sand I observed was orange, transparent, and black, had magnetite, was not fine in size, was poorly sorted, round-angular, and contained a variety of minerals and organic sediment as well. Desert Island sand I observed was orange/white, had magnetite, was big in size, angular,was well sorted and contained a variety of minerals and organic sediment. The Bonaire sand I observed was white, had no magnetite, was big in size, sub-angular, was well sorted and contained crystals.