Lung Mei Beach Sand

Material category:

Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)

Identification number:

22-1000-009-a

Sample produced by:

TAL-L

Sample date:

8 Apr 2022 (Extracted)

Sample condition:

Intact

Site-driven material

This artificially-created public beach is filled with 37,500m3 of sand mined from Guangdong Province. The imported sand covers a naturally sandy and low-lying coastal edge of high ecological value. Due to erosion, the newly added sand layer will have to be renewed at regular intervals.

Location of Sample Extraction:

Lung Mei Beach Carpark, Ting Kok Road, Tai Po, Hong Kong

22.4717225, 114.227363
Surface Condition:

Loose

Depth of sample extraction:

<20 cm

Slope at extraction point:

< 35°

Land Use:

Beach

State:

Solid

Geology of parent material:

Mud and Sand

Color:

7.5YR 6/3

Soil Structure

Organic Matter: 0.0 %

Coarse: 35.0 %

Sand: 99.9 %

Silt: 0.1 %

Clay: 0.0 %

Chemical Properties

(Soil) pH: 7.00