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April 24, 2008

Photo of Diagenetic Coloration in Sandstone, North Coyote Buttes ArizonaThe American SouthwestThe Wave

Photo of Diagenetic Coloration in Sandstone, North Coyote Buttes

Not far from the Second Wave is a broad swatch of sandstone displaying exellent examples of diagenetic coloration, various iron oxides producing different colors in the Navaho sandstone strata, dating from the Jurassic era: Striations in sandstone tell of eons of sedimentary deposits, a visible geologic record of the time…
April 24, 2008