Factoid/2007/03/12
From Beachapedia
< Beachapedia:Factoid | 2007 | 03
Green Sand Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii
- "The famous Green Sand Beach in Ka'u, at the base of Pu'u o Mahana, a littoral cone formed during an ancient eruption of Mauna Loa, is liberally strewn with olivines eroded from the cone." - excerpt from the book, Beaches of the Big Island by John R.K. Clark, University of Hawaii Press, 1985, pg. 72
Factoid has been Emailed/Tweeted: Yes
| Coastal Factoids Archive | Coastal Factoids on Twitter | Coastal Factoids RSS Feed |