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Striations in sandstone tell of eons of sedimentary deposits, a visible geologic record of the time when this region was under the sea. North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA, Copyright Phillip Colla, Oceanlight.com

Sandstone striations
Striations in sandstone tell of eons of sedimentary deposits, a visible geologic record of the time when this region was under the sea. North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA, Copyright Phillip Colla, Oceanlight.com

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Date:	16 Apr 2008
Location:	Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Arizona USA
Credit:	Phillip Colla / Oceanlight.com
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