There are beaches in Hawaii where the sand is naturally green.
Why it is true
The sand at Papakolea Beach owes its unusual colour to the high concentration of olivine, a dense green mineral from the region's volcanic ash, which resists sea erosion better than other minerals.
Source: Geology
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