File:HeavyMineralsBeachSand.jpg

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Summary

Description	English: Heavy mineral layers (dark) in a quartz beach sand (Chennai, India).
Date	May 2008
Source	Original photograph
Author	Photograph taken by Mark A. Wilson (Department of Geology, The College of Wooster).

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Metadata

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Camera manufacturer	NIKON
Camera model	COOLPIX P1
Exposure time	5/169 sec (0.029585798816568)
F-number	f/3.5
ISO speed rating	50
Date and time of data generation	10:57, 26 May 2008
Lens focal length	8 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS Macintosh
File change date and time	20:39, 6 June 2008
Y and C positioning	Co-sited
Exposure Program	Normal program
Exif version	2.2
Date and time of digitizing	10:57, 26 May 2008
Image compression mode	4
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	2.9 APEX (f/2.73)
Metering mode	Partial
Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
Colour space	sRGB
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio	0
Focal length in 35 mm film	38 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown

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