This spring, we made a visit to the Tropical Paradise and avoided our local Easter Freeze. Before we left, we heard about this "Black Sand Beach". The World Traveler Daughter stopped off in Iceland, and viewed this phenomenon there, and word was, it existed in the Tropical Paradise too. But, unfortunately, we were unable to see this wonder ourselves. (Limited time, limited funds etc.)
But recently, Military Daughter and friends, made it to the Big Island, the home of this phenomenon. So here is actual, photographical proof, of the Black Sand Beach, courtesy of said Daughter Apparently this has something to do with Volcanos or something. There are Volcanoes in the Tropical Paradise, and there are Volcanoes in Iceland. We do not have Volcanos here, and we do not have Black Sand Beaches.
[By the way, why does this spell checker not care how "Volcanos" is spelled ? When The Fuzz was in school the teachers always cared how he spelled words. They never liked his way of doing it. Now it doesn't matter. Volcanos, volcanoes... How about "volkaneohs", or would that be "Volkaneohes" or "Valkainohs ?.... Ooooo, it doesn't like those.]
But I digress.
Now here is the new thing, at least to me. While Military Daughter and Companions were turing the Big Island, there were many fine sights to see. The saw the Steam Vents, the Lava Flows and of course, the Black Sand Beach. Here, we have Sand, and there are Beaches as well. But they are merely "sandy" colored, nothing more. I know that there are places with White Sand Beaches, but I'd never heard of Green Sand. But here, right on this page, is the proof. This is not some Photoshop trick, but real Green Sand. And here is the Green Sand Beach.
Which is wondrous, but strange.
4 comments:
The black sand is indeed the result of volcanic activity. Volcanic glass is black. I think this has something to do with the black sand beach.
The green sand is also the result of volcanic activity, and are very rare. So rare in fact that Hawaii is the only place you will see a green sand beach. It is caused by the mineral olivine, which is olive green is color. It is heavy, so the wave action tends to wash the lighter stuff away leaving only the green stuff.
very cool photos. If I ever get to that part of the world that is what I want to see. Lava flows at Volcano National Park, and the black and green sand beaches.
wow, green sand, pretty freaky, wonder it that's what they have on Mars where all the little green people are! :)
looks awesome! i wanna go!
that reminds me of the Fuzz ( wondrous but strange).......
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