Deserts provide an excellent climate for observing rock type. Lack of vegetation reveals rock types. In this photograph notice that several different rock layers exist. Each layer appears as a different color.

Deserts provide an excellent climate for observing rock type. Lack of vegetation reveals rock types. In this photograph notice that several different rock layers exist. Each layer appears as a different color.

Deserts provide an excellent climate for observing rock type. Lack of vegetation reveals rock types. In this photograph notice that several different rock layers exist. Each layer appears as a different color.

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