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Pinellas County Descriptions

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Munsell Color Classifications (pdf)

PI-49-SS
Sand; Very Light Orange; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Medium; Roundness: Angular to Subangular; Medium Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Heavy Minerals-08%, Shell-<1%;
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PI-49-B
Sand; Very Light Orange; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Medium; Roundness: Angular to Subangular; Low Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Organics-03%, Heavy Minerals-02%, Shell-<1%; Fossils: Plant Remains;
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PI-49-BB
Sand; Very Light Orange; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Medium; Roundness: Angular to Subrounded; Low Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Heavy Minerals-02%, Organics-01%, Shell-<1%; Fossils: Plant Remains, Fossil Fragments;
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PI-50-SS
Sand; Very Light Orange to Yellowish Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Medium; Roundness: Angular to Subangular; Medium Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Heavy Minerals-04%, Shell-03%; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Echinoid;
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PI-50-BB
Sand; Very Light Orange; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Medium; Roundness: Angular to Subangular; Medium Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Heavy Minerals-03%, Shell-01%; Fossils: Fossil Fragments;
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