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Mudcracks and sand
Mudcracks and sand, Death Valley National Park, California (180306-75)
Download ImageDesert Wash and Death Valley, California
Desert Wash in Death Valley National Park, California. Note the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in the middle ground. (180306-73)
Download ImageSand preserved from wind erosion
Sand preserved from wind erosion by mesquite trees, Death Valley National Park, California (180306-65)
Download ImageMudcracked lake bed and dunes
Mudcracked lake bed and sand dunes, Death Valley National Park, California (180306-61)
Download ImageMudcracked lake bed and dunes
Mudcracked lake bed and sand dunes, Death Valley National Park, California (180306-57)
Download ImageWind ripples and sand dunes, Death Valley, CA
Wind ripples and sand dunes, Death Valley National Park, California (180306-19)
Download ImageWind ripples and sand dunes, Death Valley, CA
Wind ripples and sand dunes, Death Valley National Park, California (180306-17)
Download ImageCanyon, eroded into limestone (square)
Canyon, eroded into limestone in Death Valley National Park, California (180306-4)
Download ImageCliffs of alluvial fan deposits, Death Valley, CA
Cliffs of alluvial fan deposits, Death Valley National Park, California. (180304-26)
Download ImageNatural Bridge in canyon (vertical)
Natural Bridge, formed by erosion of alluvial fan deposits, Death Valley National Park, California (180304-20)
Download ImageNatural Bridge in canyon
Natural Bridge, formed by erosion of alluvial fan deposits, Death Valley National Park, California (180304-3)
Download ImageHigh winds and airborne dust
High winds and airborne dust, Death Valley National Park, California (180302-36)
Download ImageBishop tuff, SE California (Pan)
Welded ash flow tuff of the .76Ma Bishop Tuff, Owens Valley, California. (180301-27)
Download ImageBishop tuff, SE California
Welded ash flow tuff of the .76Ma Bishop Tuff, Owens Valley, California. (180301-24)
Download ImageFallen blocks from cliffs above
Fallen blocks from cliffs above–Welded ash flow tuff of the .76Ma Bishop Tuff, Owens Valley, California. (180301-22)
Download ImagePleistocene shorelines along pluvial lake, Nevada
Pleistocene shorelines along pluvial Walker Lake, Nevada (180301-6)
Download ImageSelenite Gypsum
Selenite Gypsum crystals, hydrated calcium sulfate. Photo is about 15 cm across. (180228-17)
Download ImageBotryoidal hematite
Botryoidal hematite. Iron oxide. Photo is about 10 cm across. (180228-16)
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Aragonite crystals (square)
Branching aragonite crystals (calcium carbonate), formed by growing in an unconfined space such as a cave. Photo is about 15 cm across. (180228-14)
Download ImageAzurite
Azurite, a blue, hydrated copper carbonate mineral. Photo is about 10 cm across the bottom. (180228-12)
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