Collection Recent marine beachsands
By Michael Knappertsbusch, initiated 24 August 2004
| No. | Type | Size fraction | Location | Country | Remarks | Collection Date | Collector |
| MK1 | Beachsand |
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John Smith's Bay | Bermuda | washed & bleached | Reinhard Gygi | |
| MK2 | Beachsand |
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St. Aobin Bay | Jersey, GB |
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Elisabeth Grässli | |
| MK3 | Beachsand | 63-100µm, 100-500µm, >500µm | Riu Turquosa Beach | Cuba |
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28.7.2004 | Obtained from Roland Mühlethaler |
| MK4 | Beachsand | 63-100µm, 100-500µm, >500µm | Meeru Island, North Male Atoll | Maldives | Larger forams ! | 29.7.2004 | Obtained from E. Grässli |
| MK5 | Foraminifera | >500µm | Bali (Beach) | Bali | With Schlumbergerella | H.M. Bolli, Sample HMB70/4 | |
| MK6 | Beachsand |
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Arromanches (Normandie) | France |
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22.5.1999 | Elisabeth Grässli |
| MK7 | Beachsand |
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Sardinia, F |
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Elisabeth Grässli | ||
| MK8 | Beachsand | >600, 250-600,125-250,63-125µm | Sexbierum, North Sea | The Netherlands | 10cm waterdepth | 1993 | Michael Knappertsbusch |
| MK9 | Saltmarsh |
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Etang des Gines, Camarque | France | Ostracods, forams, characeans | 4.4.1983 | Michael Knappertsbusch |
| MK10 | Beachsand |
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Antigua | West Indies | Larger foraminifera, coral sand | December 1997 | Ute Knappertsbusch |
| MK11 | Beachsand |
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Spiaggia Marati, Cava Scuva | Ischia, I | Heavy minerals | 8.10.2002 | Manuel Zeller |
| MK12 | Beachsand |
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Laganas, Ionion Pelagos | Zakynthos, Greece | Small miliolids | September 2002 | C. Zeller |
| MK13 | Washed residue | Scotian shelf, water depth 10 m | 43° 47.5'N / 64° 55.8' W | Port Herbert | Many foraminifera | was in colln J.B. Saunders, Halifax Benthic Conference 1975. | |
| MK 14 | Washed residue | Scotian shelf, water depth 218 m | 43° 54.4' N / 62° 42.9' W | Scotian Shelf | was in colln J.B. Saunders, Halifax Benthic Conference 1975. | ||
| MK 15 | Washed residue | Salmon River, Age: Mid-Wisconsin | 44° 03.45'N / 66° 10.45'W | Salmon River | Sand layer 7.5-9 m above present sea level | was in colln J.B. Saunders, Halifax Benthic Conference 1975. | |
| MK16 | Isolated Recent Cycloclypeus sp. | Larger foraminifers, >5000µm | Off Bikini | Bikini Islands | Taken from C.M.B. Caudri's private colln. | ||
| JS No's | Lagoonal sands | Benthic foraminifera | Buccoo-Reef | Tobago, W.I. | See colln J.B. Saunders/Tobago | February 1957 | J.B. Saunders |
| JS No's | Lagoonal sands | Larger benthic foraminifera | Heron Reef | Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia | See colln J.B. Saunders/Tobago | not known | |
| MK 17 | Beachsand | Smaller benthic foraminifera, 63-125µm, 125-250µm |
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NE Brazil | Various samples taken from small ponds, saltwater lagunes, beach, and mangrove swamp. | Collected during Forams 2006 Int. Symp.10-15.9.2006. | Michael Knappertsbusch |
| MK 18 | Recent foraminiferal sand |
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Coast of Ceram, Marine Hotel | Ceram, Indonesia |
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Unknown | Dr. Fritz Weber |
| MK 19 | Recent foraminiferal sand with Peneroplis |
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West of Gigon | Western Quatar Peninsula, Persian Gulf | Many peneroplids | 17.2.1966 | |
| MK 20 | Recent foraminiferal sand, ca. 40m waterdepth |
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Elat, Red Sea | Elat, Red Sea |
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| MK 21 | Recent foraminiferal beach sand |
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Read Sea | Mah Mya Island (south of Hurghada), Egypt, Red Sea | With soritids | ||
| MK 22 | Recent foraminiferal beach sand |
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Dunsborough, Geographe Bay, south of Perth | Western Australia | Sand from the seagrass area in the water (ca. 1m waterdepth) with interesting smaller benthic foram fauna | 9 April 2017 | Siri Kellner |
| MK 23 | Recent foraminiferal beach sand |
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Dunsborough, Geographe Bay, south of Perth | Western Australia | Sand from the beach | 8 April 2017 | Siri Kellner |
| MK 24 | Recent foraminiferal sand |
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Sa Coma, Cala Millor, Mallorca | Mediterranean Sea | From ca. 2m water depth. With peneroplids | 24 April 1984 | Michael Knappertsbusch |
| MK 25 | Recent foraminiferal sand |
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San Nau (Porto Colom), Mallorca | Mediterranean Sea | From ca. 3m waterdepth | April 1984 | Michael Knappertsbusch |
| MK 26 | Recent larger foraminiferal sand |
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Akajima (Okinawa), Japan | East China Sea | Reef sand from ca. 2m waterdepth. Spectacular larger foraminifera ! See Saraswati et al. (2003) and Raja et al. (2005). | July 1999 | Donated by Pratul Kumar Saraswati (23 May 2018), collected in July 1999. |
| MK 27 | Recent larger foraminiferal sand |
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Agatti Island (Lakshadweep), India | Indian Ocean | Reef sand from ca. 1-2m waterdepth. See Saraswati, P.K. (2007) and Raja et al. (2005). | November 1993 | Donated by Pratul Kumar Saraswati (23 May 2018), collected in November 1993. |
| MK 28 | Recent foraminiferal beach sand |
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Redang Island (Malaysia) | Gulf of Thailand | Recreation Center Laguna, Redang Reef resort, SE coast Palau Redang. See Omar et al. (2003). | 2018 | Jean Eisenecker |
| MK 29 | Recent/Subrecent "Star sand" |
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Hoshizuna Beach, Iriomote Island, Japan | Southern East China Sea | With many Baculogypsina sphaerulata. See also Baker (2019), Langer (2008), Renema (2018), Hohenegger (2002). | 1 September 2019 | Collected by Paula Seydler. Don. Maurice Lunak, 18 February 2020 |
| MK 30 | Recent beach sand from sandy tidal mud flat (Eastern Frisian Wadden Sea) | >250 µm, 125-250 µm, 63-125 µm | Bensersiel, Beach, Ostfriesland (D). From ca. 0-5cm sediment depth. | Eastern Frisian Wadden Sea, Noth Sea |
Collected during low tide, sampling location was exposed to air. Contains small benthic forams. For some literature see Haynert et al. (2020), Schmidt and Schönfeld (2021), or Schweizer et al. (2011). |
26 August 2023 | Michael Knappertsbusch |
| MK 31 | Recent beach sand from sandy tidal mud flat (Eastern Frisian Wadden Sea) | >1000 µm, 250-1000µm, 125-250 µm, 63-125 µm | Norddeich, Ostfriesland (D), Beach (Hundestrand), little pond on side of small seawall. | Eastern Frisian Wadden Sea, Noth Sea |
Collected during rising tide, pond was filled with clear water, bottom sandy with small stones. Contains small benthic forams. For some literature see Haynert et al. (2020), Schmidt and Schönfeld (2021), or Schweizer et al. (2011). |
29 August 2023 | Michael Knappertsbusch |
| MK 32 | Recent beach sediment from muddy tidal flat (Eastern Frisian Wadden Sea) | 250-1000µm, 125-250 µm, 63-125 µm | Norddeich, Ostfriesland (D), Beach (Hundestrand), northeastern corner of small basin at Hundestrand. | Eastern Frisian Wadden Sea, Noth Sea |
Collected during rising tide, but mud was still exposed to air. Mixed sediment with oxygenated surface and anoxic subsurface, collected from ca. 0-10cm sediment depth. Contains small benthic forams with Ammonia aomoriensis, Trochammina inflata, Elphidium excavata, ostracods, echinoid spines, bivalves and gastropods, diatom remains, a.o. For some literature see Haynert et al. (2020), Schmidt and Schönfeld (2021), or Schweizer et al. (2011). |
29 August 2023 | Michael Knappertsbusch |
| MK 33 | Recent beach sediment from muddy tidal flat (Eastern Frisian Wadden Sea) | 250-1000µm, 125-250 µm, 63-125 µm | Norddeich, Ostfriesland (D), Beach (Hundestrand), northeastern corner of small basin at Hundestrand. Same spot as MK 32. | Eastern Frisian Wadden Sea, Noth Sea |
Collected during rising tide, mud was still exposed to air. Anoxic, black sediment from subsurface, collected at ca. 3-6 cm sediment depth. Contains small benthic forams, ostracods, echinoid spines a.o. For some literature see Haynert et al. (2020), Schmidt and Schönfeld (2021), or Schweizer et al. (2011). |
29 August 2023 | Michael Knappertsbusch |
| MK 34 = JS 3183 | Anchor mud | >230 µm | Halifax Harbour, Grenada, Caribbean Sea | Grenada, Caribbean Sea | Ostracods ! | John B. Saunders, Sample JS 3183 | |
| MK 35 | Anchor mud | Tyrrell Bay, Carriacou, Caribbean Sea | Carriacou, Caribbean Sea |
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John B. Saunders | ||
| MK 36 | Recent Beach sand | Priolo Beach, Sicily | Sicily, Mediterranean Sea | Unknown, ex collns. J.B. Saunders | |||
| MK 37 | Recent beach sand | NW El Arenal, Bahia de Palma, Mallorca | Mallorca, Mediterranean Sea | 1970 | Unknown, ex collns. J.B. Saunders |