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QNo.20000088 Hawaii soil
ID:dohkielarg I recently took a trip to Hawaii and noticed that the soil there is very red. What caused this?
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Date Posted:
08/08/14 06:23

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ANo.1 Hi! I used to work as a concierge in Hawaii and this question came up quite a bit. The red dirt in Hawaii is the result of high iron-oxide content in the soil (volcanic) and is in essence rust..
However makes for a great die on shirts, just watch you don't wear white shoes when you go for a hike!
ID: KevinSmith
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Date Posted:
08/08/14 11:57
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