TRENDING NOW. Reports: Life-threatening flooding expands as Harvey moves farther inland. Flooding from Harvey is expected to continue for days following the storm's final landfall in the United States.
Of course, because not a single stone of granite is similar in appearance nor identical to any other cut or piece, there are some very special types. Costa Esmeralda, which is also known as Costa Smeralda in some circles and companies, is one of these granite varieties. Gorgeously pale green in its color, each piece of Costa Esmeralda granite is found in boulder quarries located in the nations of Italy and Iran. It must be mined in these faraway lands, as much of the current supply of Costa Esmeralda is found in the Middle East.
One of only two green sand beaches in the world (the other is in the Galapagos), Papakolea Beach's coloring comes from the mineral olivine. Pink Sands Beach Harbour Island is just more than three miles long and a mile wide, but this sliver of an island is undoubtedly home to one of the most unique beaches in the world. The pink sand comes from remnants of red-shelled foraminifera, a single-celled marine animal, mixing with white sand.