1 sand sample from around the world in labeled 10 ml corked glass bottles (about 0.6 - 0.7 oz of sand each).  Bottles measure about 2" tall x 0.75" wide.   

The samples are all different -- very different!  Half of the samples come from North America, but some are from Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America too.  Most are ocean samples, but 7 are from deserts, as well as 1 lake and 1 river sample.  Some locations are familiar, but there are probably a few places you haven't heard of.  See list below.  

Full set of ~24 samples -- $100.  


All the information I have about the samples is listed below.  In a few cases, I just have a country name or region.  Sorry I don't have more specific info like the beach name, geo coordinates, or time of the sample collection.  

Sand Sample Set: 
LocationContinentType
AntiguaAfricaOcean
Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, MoroccoAfricaDesert
Mauritania, AfricaAfricaDesert
NigeriaAfricaOcean
Playa De Ingles, Gran Canaria IsleAfricaOcean
Tenerife, Canary IslandsAfricaOcean
BahrainAsiaDesert
Hong KongAsiaOcean
KuwaitAsiaDesert
Kwajalein, Marshall IslandsAsiaOcean
Le Shima, Okinawa JapanAsiaOcean
Okinawa, JapanAsiaOcean
OmanAsiaOcean
Rub’ Al Khali, Saudi ArabiaAsiaDesert
Western AustraliaAsiaDesert
Baltic, LithuaniaEuropeOcean
Crete, GreeceEuropeOcean
Isle of Skye, ScotlandEuropeOcean
Nairn, ScotlandEuropeOcean
Oban, ScotlandEuropeOcean
Barbados, West IndiesNorth AmericaOcean
Block Island, Rhode Island, USANorth AmericaOcean
Cancun, MexicoNorth AmericaOcean
Costa RicaNorth AmericaOcean
Dominican RepublicNorth AmericaOcean
El SalvadorNorth AmericaOcean
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USANorth AmericaOcean
Greenwich Point, Connecticut, USANorth AmericaOcean
Isla de Contradora, PanamaNorth AmericaOcean
JamaicaNorth AmericaOcean
Kamaole Kihei, Maui Hawaii, USANorth AmericaOcean
Key West, Florida, USANorth AmericaOcean
Malibu, California, USANorth AmericaOcean
Mississippi Mud, New Orleans LA, USANorth AmericaRiver
North Shore, Minnesota, USANorth AmericaLake
Pendleton, California, USANorth AmericaOcean
Puerto Escondido, MexicoNorth AmericaOcean
St Croix, Virgin IslandsNorth AmericaOcean
St Pete Beach, Florida, USANorth AmericaOcean
St Thomas, Virgin IslandsNorth AmericaOcean
Yuma, Arizona, USANorth AmericaDesert
Pacific Coast, EcuadorSouth America Ocean
Miami Beach, USA                            North America Ocean
Sangalaki Island, Indonesia              Aisa                 Ocean