- @sciencegirl's post features video of Red Beach on Iran's Hormuz Island, where high iron oxide in the soil produces its signature deep red color, heightened by rainfall washing sediments to the shore.
- The vivid hue comes from hematite in ancient volcanic rocks and salt dome formations, a natural process that also tints nearby seawater crimson.
- Hormuz, known as Rainbow Island for its multicolored mineral landscape, exports the iron-rich "golak" soil for pigments, cosmetics, and local cuisine.
Red Beach on Hormuz Island gets its deep red colour from iron oxide in the soil, which becomes especially vivid after rainfall. https://t.co/qTZIgjUwIy
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) November 11, 2026
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