Coral sand is characterized as a substance consisting entirely or in part of finely crushed fragments of dead coral no larger than 2 mm in diameter and which may also contain, amongst other things, the remains of Foraminifera, mollusc and crustacean shell, and coralline algae. Coral sand is not identifiable to the level of genus.

French - Sable de corail
Spanish - arena de coral

Ref: 122851/2006-10-12


Other Database Pages Exist for this Phrase:
Character (Character refers to a letter, digit or other ...)
Algae (An Algae is simple one-celled or many celled ...)


You have no rights to post comments

Related Articles

Rayon fibre ■■■
Rayon fibre is characterized as a man-made fibre made from regenerated cellulose. It is made by forcing . . . Read More
Broiler ■■■
Broiler is characterized as mature, young chicken of either sex produced for meat. The terms broilers, . . . Read More
Bull ■■■
Bull is characterized as a bovine male. The term is usually used to refer to animals of breeding age; . . . Read More
Calf ■■■
Calf is characterized as young male or female bovine animal under 1 year of age. Calf is a a baby cattle; . . . Read More
Carbonator ■■■
Carbonator is characterized as motor-driven water pump, with tank and control valves, to combine cold . . . Read More
China ■■■
China is characterized as 1) A porcelain clay body, with up to one percent absorption, usually translucent; . . . Read More
Angle ■■■
Angle is characterized as a hot rolled shape called an angle with symbol L which has equal legs or unequal . . . Read More
Arch brick ■■■
Arch brick is characterized as a brick having a wedge shape, also one with a curved face suitable for . . . Read More
Arm chair ■■■
An arm chair is a chair characterized as with either open or upholstered seat, back, and arms. Because . . . Read More
Clay ■■■
Clay is characterized as: ; ; 1) Fine-grained earth materials formed by the decomposition of igneous . . . Read More