Green Sand Beach

The green tint of this sand is from the mineral olivine. The green and black sand is protected and illegal to remove from the beach because it is not renewable. These beaches form from a one-time eruption, so once the sand is gone, it's gone forever.

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April 14th 2014
Hawaii. Yep! it has long been a dream of mine to visit all 50 states. I don't know if I will ever get there, but I do know that Hawaii was the one state I thought FOR SURE would be one I didn't visit! Or the last one I would visit. Why? Because it's so far away! And although it has attractions I would like to see, I was not passionate about wanting to go. Now before you cry "blasphemy", let me exp ... read more

North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island

Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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