The color comes from a combination of black and red pulverized volcanic rock. It’s breathtaking on its own, but if that’s not enough, the beach is surrounded by steep red hills as far as the ...

Different colors of sand come from different minerals, like khaki feldspar, smoky white quartz, green olivine or black basalt. The mix of colors in beach sand tells you what kinds of rocks ...

On Tikehau, pink and white sand beaches surround a gorgeous oval-shaped, emerald-colored lagoon. Located about an hour away (by plane) from Papeete, the capital of Tahiti , Tikehau's lagoon is ...

About 10 cubic yards of gray-colored sand from Orcas Island, British Columbia was placed on the beach in San Clemente on June 13, 2025. The sand can be shipped down and placed on the eroding beaches.