Sandstone joints and erosion, #20610

Geometric joints and cracks form in eroding sandstone. North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA, natural history stock photograph, photo id 20610Add To Light Table
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Geometric joints and cracks form in eroding sandstone. North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA

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