Sand

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Sand
Sand Dune.png
A Sand dune.
CategoryPowders
StateSolid
BehaviorPowder
Properties
Density1602 kg/m3
Temperature
Hotter StateChanges at 1700°C
Creates Molten Glass

Sand is the first element added to Sandboxels. It is a fine, yellow powder at room temperature, forming dunes as it falls. It melts into Molten Glass above 1700°C.

As with Dirt, Roots can grow in Sand.

Obtaining

Smashing

Element Result
Rock Sand + Gravel
Packed Sand Sand
Gravel Sand
Ant Wall Sand

Drying

Some pixels are able to remove moisture from elements. If they are used with Wet Sand, they can dry it into Sand. Wet Sand can also be indirectly dried into Sand by either raising its temperature above 100°C, or lowering it below -50°C. This turns it into Packed Sand, which can later be smashed.

Element Result
Wet Sand + Sponge Sand
Wet Sand + Root Sand
Wet Sand + Radiation Rad Steam + Sand

Moisture Transfer

When Wet Sand is placed on top of either Sand or Dirt, the moisture has a 0.0005% chance to be transferred from one pixel to another, per tick. This reaction is counterproductive if Sand is used, as one wet pixel can turn into one dry pixel, wetting another dry pixel when doing so.

Element Result
Wet Sand + Sand Sand + Wet Sand
Wet Sand + Dirt Sand + Mud

Unpainting

Using the Unpaint tool, the dye from Color Sand is removed, resulting in Sand.

Element Result
Color Sand Sand

Erosion

Acidic Erosion

Acid can errode certain elements, causing them to break down.

Element Result
Acid + Rock Sand
Acid + Gravel Sand

Biological Erosion

Element Result
Worm + Packed Sand Sand
Root + Rock Sand

Thermal Decomposition

Element Result
Ant Wall + Fire Dirt + Sand

Generation

Sandstorm has a 0.075% chance per tick to turn into Sand.

Sand can be cloned using Cloners.

Natural generation

Sand naturally occurs on Tide Pool and Desert World Generation presets.

Reactions

Element Conditions Result
Any Water variant - Wet Sand
Oil - Wet Sand
Soda - Wet Sand
Blood - Wet Sand
Vaccine - Wet Sand
Milk - Wet Sand
Juice - Wet Sand
Cream - Wet Sand
Tornado - Sandstorm

History

Version Change
1.9.5 + Sand in Tornadoes creates Cloud variants
1.9.5 ~ Fixed: Crash when mod deletes Sand
1.9.4 + Sandstorm added, cloud-like element that produces sand
1.9.1 + Water can weather Limestone into Sand
1.9.1 ~ Sand from weathering Tuff no longer uses wrong color
1.9 + Grass can spread on Sand
1.8.6 + Sand can now put out Greek Fire
1.8 + Acid now dissolves Rock into Sand
1.7 + Sand can now absorb Milk and its variants
1.6 + Gravel can now break into Sand
1.2 + Sand can now absorb Blood and Oil
0.7 + Sand can react with Water to make Wet Sand
Public release + Sand added

Trivia

  • Sand was the first element ever added. It was originally white.
  • Sand is also the first non-tool element in the code.

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