How many places in the world have white sand?

Answer 1

White sand is commonplace. As stated by others, white is basically a default color for the main component of sand (quartz), and the White Sands of New Mexico are but one example. Many places in the North-Central United States have white sand where the Saint Peter Sandstone crops out. This is the source of much of the white sand used in sand blasting, glass making, and items such as hourglasses. Several active mines (Scattered from south of St Louis to Wisconsin) produce huge volumes of sand products from that formation. Many creeks and rivers in the area have white sandbars where the formation has naturally weathered back into sand.

Answer 2

I just bought white sand for my nephews sand box so I guess you can say his back yard is one of the many places

Answer 3

Tropical beaches have such white sand, because it is made up of coral fragments, that bleach white when the coral is exposed to air.

The sand actually has a slightly yellow component which gives rise to the wonderful turquoise color of shallow sea over tropical sands. (Blue + yellow = turquoise)

Answer 4

Most- the standard color of quartz and feldspar (by far the most abundant minerals in the world's sand supply) is whiteish. The main variations are sands coated in iron oxides (red) or sands with lots of lithics and mafic minerals (black-like Hawai'i).

Answer 5

I know of one - but there are probably more.

White Sands National Park, New Mexico.

Answer 6

Many Many places.

Answer 7

All the good stuff is right here. ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand

~ Elle

Answer 8

that all depends on the local geology, but probably quite a few

Answer 9

9,763 to be exact!