This Rare Green Sand Beach in the U.S. Is One of Only Four in the World—Here’s What Gives It Its Emerald Glow

This Rare Green Sand Beach in the U.S. Is One of Only Four in the World—Here’s What Gives It Its Emerald Glow

Papakōlea Beach on the Big Island gets its stunning emerald hue from a mineral called olivine.Praveen P.N/Getty Images Papakōlea Beach, also known as Green Sand Beach located near South Point on the Big Island of Hawaii.Papakōlea Beach isn’t your typical beach. Commonly referred to as “Green Sand Beach,” the stretch of shoreline on the Island of Hawaii (the Big Island) is said to be one of only four green-sand beaches in the world. It’s also the…