Cross-bedded sandstone layers. Checkerboard mesa sandstone rock formation, showing cross-bedding. This sedimentary rock was formed by the deposition o

Cross-bedded sandstone layers. Checkerboard mesa sandstone rock formation, showing cross-bedding. This sedimentary rock was formed by the deposition o Stock Photo
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Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo

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2ADFEN0

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3423 x 5106 px | 29 x 43.2 cm | 11.4 x 17 inches | 300dpi

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10 July 2005

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Cross-bedded sandstone layers. Checkerboard mesa sandstone rock formation, showing cross-bedding. This sedimentary rock was formed by the deposition of successive layers of sediment carried in water or air currents, later compressed into rock. The cross-bedding (thick horizontal lines) was produced by changes in the direction of the depository currents over time, Photographed in Zion National Park, Utah, USA.