Sand

Sand is a block in the Mining collection.

Obtaining
Sand can be mined on the Desert Settlement. It is also possible to collect them on Private Islands by placing Desert Islands or Pond Islands, and then digging the Sand.

Sand can be bought from the Farm Merchant for 4 coins per block, from the Builder for 2 coins per block, or from the Auction House or Bazaar. It is near impossible to get sand without first buying some, as even the pond and desert islands require sand in the crafting recipe. However, buying sand from merchants does not increase Collection level.

Digging Sand grants +3 Mining XP without any buffs.

Usage
Sand is placed around the Cactus Minion. A Sand Minion is crafted by placing 80 sand around a wooden shovel in a crafting table. It is also needed in a handful of recipes.

Sand can be smelted in a furnace or mined with a tool with Smelting Touch to obtain Glass.

Sand can also be sold to any Merchant for 2 coins per block.

Trivia

 * Until the 0.11.4 update, players weren't able to mine Sand on any public island.