Hawaii's erupting volcano is now literally raining gemstones

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Hawaii's K lauea volcano is now reportedly erupting a green gem called olivine.

Olivine and is used to create a gem called peridot.

Olivine is actually quite common in Hawaii. There’s an entire beach made of olivine on the Big Island.

Oh, Kilauea. Blue fire, volcanic tornadoes, baby volcanic cone building, and the violent vaporization of the island’s largest lake – what’s next in your box of flamboyant volcanological wizardry?

Well, as has been reported in a few tweets, it appears that it’s been raining gemstones, specifically olivine, onto the ground. Plenty, including Mashable, have been wondering if this is actually a legitimate process or not.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: A Navy SEAL explains why you should get up at 4:30 am every daySee Also:An evolutionary biologist designed the 'perfect' body and the result will seriously freak you outA fisherman in China reeled in a fish with a head shaped like a pigeon and it is the strangest thing you will see today7 places to visit in real-life if you love 'Westworld'

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