Sandstone Striations Photo

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, natural history stock photograph, photo id 20627 Purchase A Print Of This ImageHow to request, purchase or license this imageAdd To Light TableClick To View This Photo At Its Location in Google Earth. You must have Google Earth installed for this feature to work correctly.Click To View This Photo At Its Location in Google Maps.Click To View This Photo At Its Location in Live Search Maps.


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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

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Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA
Lat/Long: 36° 59' 46.57"N, 112° 0' 20.36"W (Coordinates: 36.99627°, -112.00566°)
Format: Digital 1:1.66
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