Beach Treasures

Beach Treasures (HM1IBH)

Location: Wilson, NY 14172 Niagara County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 18.717', W 78° 51.066'

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Wilson Tuscarora State Park

Beaches occur along the shoreline of a body of water where waves or currents deposit and rework sand, gravel, pebbles, cobble, and shell fragments. Longshore drift, an important natural process in the formation of a beach, occurs when loose sediment is gradually moved sideways along the shore. Beaches are unstable environments that are exposed to changeable and potentially harsh conditions. Over time, wind, waves, and erosion alter the appearance of beaches. Many treasures wash up on the beach. Look for rocks or boulders transported here approximately 65,000 years ago by glaciers from the Canadian Shield. The makeup of the glacial erratics is quite different than that of the nearby bedrock. Look closely along the shoreline and you just might spot a clam shell. Not everything that washes ashore is natural; search for beach glass, which comes from bottles and jars that enter the lake as litter. The most common shells that wash up on the beach here come from freshwater clams. The outer clam shells are dull grey in color for camouflage, but the insides of the shells are lustrous and multi-colored against a pearly white background. Both zebra and quagga mussels are invasive species. Native to the Caspian Sea, they probably arrived in the United States as stowaways in ballast water of ocean-going ships. Both types of mussels can attach themselves to most submerged, hard surfaces. They cause major problems in power plants and water treatment facilities by clogging pipes, and they damage harbors by attaching themselves to docks, boats, break walls, and bouys. Since zebra mussels and quagga mussels reproduce at a very high rate and have no natural predators, it is difficult to control their populations. Broken pieces of glass from bottles and jars sometimes end up in the lake. After being churned by water and sand, these fragments become smooth and frosted beach glass. Metamorphic Rocks are rocks that change composition under intense heat and pressure. Two examples are marble and gneiss. Glacial erratics are composed of both igneous and metamorphic rocks, primarily granite and gneiss. These rocks are round and are made up of many different materials. Glacial erratics are an attractive combination of white, red, and black colors. This region's local bedrock consists of sedimentary rocks, mainly dolostone, shale, limestone, and sandstone. Igneous Rocks are rocks created by the cooling of magma or lava (volcanic rock). Some examples are granite, obsidian, and basalt. Rocks such as gneiss, marble, granite, obsidian, and basalt are not found here on the beach. Only sedimentary rocks such as limestone, shale, sandstone, and dolostone can be found here on the beach as well as glacial erratics. Sedimentary rocks are rocks made up of sediments that settle out of water over time. Over millions of years, while under great pressure, the sediments settle in layers and harden and turn into rock. Two examples are shale and sandstone. Driftwood is wood from trees, buildings, ships, or wooden objects that has been discarded from the shore and has been washed into a body of water. Over time, the wood decomposes and drifts back on shore where it is often used by birds, plants, and other species for shelter. Many people collect driftwood for outdoor landscapes. Driftwood is also used in fish and reptile tanks.
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Placed ByWilson Tuscarora State Park
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Date Added Thursday, December 11th, 2014 at 9:03am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 674267 N 4797699
Decimal Degrees43.31195000, -78.85110000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 18.717', W 78° 51.066'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 18' 43.02" N, 78° 51' 3.96" W
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Area Code(s)716
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1A Sunset Island Rd, Wilson NY 14172, US
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