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IN reference to Dr. Nordenskiold's communication re “Floating Stones” (No. 1577, vol. lxi.) it is a common thing to see grains of sand and small shells floating upon the waters of seas and estuaries, &c, when the surfaces are unagitated. The sand-grains must be dry; they are, therefore, only lifted and floated off by a rising tide after exposure to dry air.
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CARUS-WILSON, C. Floating Stones. Nature 61, 318 (1900). https://doi.org/10.1038/061318b0
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