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Blue Waters and Green Sand?

  • October 23, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Papakolea Beach on Hawaii’s big island has green sand! This rare example of a green sand beach gets its unusual color from crushed olivine, a mineral found in lava and meteorites.

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