[Rockhounds] Pele Perodit

[Alan Silverstein]

> ...we have been to the beach at Diamond Head, the Honolulu mineral
> club told us about it.  They said it wasn't all that impressive, and
> they were right.

Sure, but remember the old aphorism?  "If a camel flies, no one laughs
if it doesn't get very far."  -- Paul White

Or, "...no one asks how well."

Me, I enjoyed seeing the green sand strands at Diamond Head (along with
a swimming seal too).  And a little careful collecting, combined with
distillation at home (I think I used a gold pan), resulted in some small
sample jars of clearly green, if not pure or brilliant, olivine sand.
It beat swimming all the way from Diamond Head to Ka Lae for more of the
"good stuff"!  :-)

Cheers,
Alan Silverstein