South Australia’s enigmatic pink sand was born in ice-covered Antarctic mountains, new research shows
- Written by Stijn Glorie, Associate Professor of Geology, University of Adelaide
University of AdelaideIn parts of South Australia, long stretches of beach are often blanketed in large patches of pink sand. Strong swells can dump drifts of reddish grains of garnet along the shore – but the origin of these colourful crystals has until now been a mystery.
Garnet is rare in beach sand, as it is destroyed by prolonged...
