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Sediment Sample from Barrier Island Core

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
A scientist in a bright colored vest holds a chunk of consolidated sandy sediment, in a grassy area with palms behind them.
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Daniel Ciarletta, Ph.D. holds a chunk of sand from the bottom of a core collected at Fort de Soto Park in Pinellas County, Florida. Learn more about what barrier island cores tell us: https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/secrets-sediment-barrier-islands.

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