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Shell Sand at Aikerness
A rare type of rock called Aeolianite (shell sand) can be found at Aikerness in Orkney.
One of the finest examples of Aeolianite can be found in a farm field on the Orkney mainland.
In areas where the sea is rich in shellfish, tiny particles of crushed shell combine with the sand, eroded from the local sandstone [...]
