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Image: Fractured sandstone in the Nopah Range

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Description: Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks predominate on these mostly limestone hills. Shale, slate, and sandstone abound along with quartzite. This sandstone may have fractured from freezing and thawing. Its eventual outcome is what made a practicing geologist remark about this photo, "That's where sand comes from!.
Title: Fractured sandstone in the Nopah Range
Credit: Own work
Author: Thomas Farley
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
License: CC0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
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