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Purple Sand Makes Fine Castles

Pfeiffer Beach Pictures

From Betsy Malloy, About.com

See for yourself. Pfeiffer Beach sand really is purple.(c) Betsy Malloy 2006. Licensed to About.com, Inc., Request a Reprint
No, the kids didn't spill something purple here. Manganese garnet, washed down from the hillside above, gives Pfeiffer Beach its distinctive purple sand. The further north you go, the more you'll see.

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