Show What Quicksand Is 1 Tho reason a person sinks in quicksand is because the latter is composed chiefly i Ot small particles of mica mixed largely with water The mica is so smooth that j 1c the fragments slip upon each other with I the greatest facility so that any heavy I body which displaces them will sink arid continue to sinkllntil a solid bottom is I reached When particles of sand are ragged and angular any weight pressed on them Trill crowd them together until theyare compacted Into a solid mass A sand composed of mica or soapstone I whenmixed with sufficient water seems incapable such consolidation Detroit I Free Fres |