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


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