Privacy Policy

Bryozoan fossils, Image Credit: Leo Kenney

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This privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for this website (www.education.sandcollectors.org). This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this website. 

What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website when you submit an online form, whether or not particular information is required, and how the information is used.

The Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc. collects the following information to conduct the society's business with members.

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The International Sand Collectors Society, Inc. (ISCS) does not handle or store any credit card information. All online payment processing is managed by PayPal. 

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What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website when/if forms are used. Each item listed indicates whether or not particular information is required and how the information is used.

The International Sand Collectors Society, Inc. (ISCS) collects the following information to conduct the society's business with members and others who need to communicate with us.

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Links are provided to other websites that may be of interest to you. The International Sand Collectors Society is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites. Please be aware when you are leaving the ISCS website and be sure to read the privacy statement of any other site that collects personally identifiable information. 

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Bryozoan Fossils

An ISCS member collected this sand on a club field to a quarry in Tennessee. It is full of bryozoan fossils. Often confused with coral, bryozoans are not corals.  They are invertebrate, mostly colonial animals that build calcium carbonate structures similar to coral, but there are some major differences: 

They are both interesting animals. Fossilized and modern bits of each animal can be found in sand. If you find any, research the differences to determine what you have found.

Image Credit: Leo Kenney