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Sand and Gravel Resources of Puerto Rico

USGS Fact Sheet
Illegal extraction of beach sand is one of the major causes of coastal erosion in Puerto Rico.
Beach-sand mining.
Coastal and Marine Geology Program > Sand and Gravel Resources of Puerto Rico

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