Beaches around the world come in a variety of vibrant colors beyond the typical golden sand beaches. Some examples of colorful beaches include pink sand beaches in the Bahamas formed from coral sediment, a red sand beach in Hawaii made of eroded red sandstone, and the black sand beaches of Hawaii created from basalt lava. Additionally, beaches in Hawaii, Australia, California, and elsewhere have been observed to have green, white, purple, and other hues resulting from the mineral content of the local geology deposited over time on the shoreline.