What gives the sand at White Sands National Park its color?
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They may look like mounds of snow, but the dunes in this park are made of a rare form of crystallized gypsum ... and wind and weather erode it over time into an ocean of glittering sand. The entire ...
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Incredible discoveries and devastation of paleontological resources in a changing world preserved at White Sands National Park
At White Sands National Park, as moisture within the soil is being reduced by persistent droughts and rising temperatures, 23,000-year-old fossil prints of people and Ice Age megafauna are being ...
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What gives the sand at White Sands National Park its color?
According to park officials, it’s because the sand is made of gypsum, a soft, white mineral that breaks ... is a rare form of sand, making the national park so special.