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Sand is the term for sediments that have been weathered away from the parent rock and eroded/carried away by a variety of means, such as wind, etc. It is known as detrital sediment because it is formed by chemical and physical weathering and comes from terrestrial rocks. It is made from the parent rock, so what the sand is made of depends on the original rock. For example, sand grains of feldspar could have a parent rock of Arkose.

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