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Mud Drip Structures
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 0312 2124 (2012-03-25)Copyright © 2012 Ron Wolf
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Mar 15, 2012
location
Natural Bridge Canyon. Death Valley National Park (Inyo County, California, US)notes These unusual features are formed when muddy water trickling down the wall of the canyon evaporates rapidly in the hot, dry conditions, leaving behind a thin film of silt. As the process repeats, the layers build up, creating these solid 'mud drippings.'keywords: geology, earth science, deposition, desert
camera Canon EOS 70D, 51mm, f/10, 1/500 sec.
photo category: Misc. - geology
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