What crystal is found buried in the sand

Question

What crystal is found in the sand, almost as if it were buried there for us to find and holding messages for us?

Answer 1

It could be that you are referring to 'rose rocks', which are mineralogical formations consisting primarily of barium sulphate crystals and sand. In desert environments, the sand often has a relatively high iron content (unlike sand from watery environments such as beaches - the water reacts with and removes the iron), which gives rose rocks a reddish colour. The interlocking crystal plates of rose rocks gives them a surprisingly rose-like appearance, although they are not related to the plants in any way. Rose rocks are typically a few inches in diameter, although some very impressive examples have been discovered, one of which was around 17 inches across.

Answer 2

Known as Green Sand Beach or even Pu'u o Mahana, Papakolea Beach, is well deserving of its name. The olive-like color of the sand comes from the presence of a greenish, semi-precious stone named, appropriately enough, olivine. The erosive force of the ocean washing into the base of Pu'u o Mahana cinder cone has extracted olivines out of the cinder. These are deposited on the sand, giving the sand a green tint

Answer 3

There is a lot of quartz and silicon (although Silicon doesn't form crystals) in sand. Don't really understand what you are asking...

Answer 4

perhaps amber

Answer 5

Its called sand, or silica.