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The Parrotfish article mentions that beaches near present or ancient coral reefs are composed of calcium carbonate particles, not silica, which are the excreta of Parrotfish (especially the Green humphead parrotfish). Coral polyps (Coral, Coral reef, Polyp (zoology)) form the major diet of these fish, eaten along with their calcium carbonate coral substrate, and the excreted pieces of indigestible coral are visible after geologic time has passed as sand. Each adult fish ingests over five tons of structural reef carbonates per year, excreting most of the carbonates. However, this article doesn't even mention parrotfish even once. It is incredible, but true, a major (in my opinion) omission from WP. David Spector (talk) 17:21, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

The redirect Floor-sugar has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 November 28 § floor sugar until a consensus is reached. cogsan _{(nag me) (stalk me)} 11:42, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

The common type with about 0.5-2 mm diameter crystals. Darsie42 (talk) 15:16, 14 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

No. As the article states, sand is composed of minerals (i.e rocks). Sugar is a carbohydrate, not a mineral. Alex the weeb (talk) 19:59, 5 August 2026 (UTC)Reply