uerte vent ura ' s ▁A ju y ▁beach ▁are ▁examples ▁of ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁sand . ▁ ▁Red ▁sand : ▁This ▁kind ▁of ▁sand ▁is ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁ox id ation ▁of ▁iron ▁from ▁vol can ic ▁rocks . ▁Sant or ini ' s ▁K ok k ini ▁Beach ▁or ▁the ▁be aches ▁on ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁in ▁Canada ▁are ▁examples ▁of ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁sand . ▁ ▁Orange ▁sand : ▁Orange ▁sand ▁is ▁high ▁on ▁iron . ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁me ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁orange ▁lim estone , ▁cr ushed ▁shell s , ▁and ▁vol can ic ▁depos its . ▁Ram la ▁Bay ▁in ▁G oz o , ▁Mal ta ▁or ▁Porto ▁Fer ro ▁in ▁S ardin ia ▁are ▁examples ▁of ▁each , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Green ▁sand : ▁In ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁sand , ▁the ▁min eral ▁ol iv ine ▁has ▁been ▁separated ▁from ▁other ▁vol can ic ▁fragments ▁by ▁er os ive ▁forces . ▁A ▁famous ▁example ▁is ▁Hawai i ' s ▁Pap ak ole a ▁Beach , ▁which ▁has ▁sand ▁containing ▁bas alt ▁and ▁cor al ▁fragments . ▁ ▁E ros ion ▁and ▁acc ret ion ▁ ▁Natural ▁er os ion ▁and ▁acc ret ion ▁ ▁C aus es ▁ ▁Be aches ▁are ▁changed ▁in ▁shape ▁chief ly ▁by ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁water ▁and ▁wind . ▁ ▁Any ▁weather ▁event ▁that ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁tur bid ▁or ▁fast - flow ing ▁water ▁or ▁high ▁wind s ▁will ▁er ode ▁exposed ▁be aches . ▁Long sh ore ▁curr ents