where did the white sand in destin come from
Destin, Florida The sand on Destin's beaches is some of the whitest in the world.[21] The sand comes from the Appalachian Mountains, and is made of finely ground quartz crystal giving the appearance of sugar.[22] Residue flows down the Apalachicola River and is deposited into the Gulf of Mexico.[22] Because of the currents the sand drifts west along the Gulf Coast and settles from east of Panama City to the Alabama coast.[23]
Beach The sand deposit may extend well inland from the berm crest, where there may be evidence of one or more older crests (the storm beach) resulting from very large storm waves and beyond the influence of the normal waves. At some point the influence of the waves (even storm waves) on the material comprising the beach stops, and if the particles are small enough (sand size or smaller), winds shape the feature. Where wind is the force distributing the grains inland, the deposit behind the beach becomes a dune.