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Posted: 21 Dec 2018

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Exploring Lava rocks, and sand

Exploring Lava rocks, and sand
On a rainy, misty day

scienceviews.com/islands/hawaiianrocks.html


The black sand that makes up the famous Hawaiian black sand beaches is made out of basalt. These beaches can form rapidly when molten lava meets the cold ocean water in an explosive confrontation. The shattered volcanic rock is further broken down as it is smashed together by the waves. Black sand beaches can be relative short lived. This photo shows the black sand of Maui's Pa'iloa beach.
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