Desert Varnish http://t.co/xWzohK8CXy
May 17, 2013
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With the rain coming down in sheets, it was interesting to see the patterns of the rain water on the cliffs. It dramatically illustrated why the desert varnish (mostly minerals such as manganese dissolved in the water) is formed from rain water.
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