Colors of Sand. Most sand appears to be pale to golden or caramel but in select places, sands can be black, brown, orange, pink, red, or even green and purple. Sand’s color comes from its mineralogy or the physical structure of the crystals that dominate the sand. The color of sand, in fact, reflects the history of the surrounding landscape. More @Wikipedia
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