Pink Beach [Pantai Pink] Lombok Timur

Do you think if all the sand was white or black? have you ever imagine if the color of the pink sand beaches ... you may never know about it, but on this earth, not much of a beach with pink sand color.

Sand is a granular material with a size of 0.0625 to 2 mm . Sand derived from a variety of objects , usually in the form of rocks which are then due to various processes turn into small granules . The stones came from an erupting volcano . Rock type determines the color of the sand on the beach . White sand beaches , for example , was caused by rocks in the local mountains that contains a lot of lime . Color black sand beaches caused many rocks contain alluvial soil .
In addition to the black sand and white colors that are commonly encountered , no sand beach in Indonesia pink or reddish . Actually, not the whole pink sand , but a mixture of white and red . The red color comes from coral , broken shells , and calcium carbonate from marine animals there . In addition , the red color is also derived from microscopic creatures called foraminifera that have a reddish body shell . If you want to see it in person , the pink sandy beaches on the island of Komodo , Flores , NTT or in Harbour Island , Bahamas and also Lombok Island