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View of mountains with colorful striations in desert southwestern US

The colourful rocks of Painted Desert National Park, Arizona

Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Petrified Forest, Arizona / USA - July 26, 2020: A petrified log sits on the ground with mesas in the background in Petrified Forest National Park.

Beautiful view of the painted desert area of Petrified Forest National Park Arizona

Badlands are a particular type of rock formation found in arid regions around the world. These formations require poorly consolidated rock and infrequent but torrential rain. The soft rock allows large quantities of water to channel down gullies, carrying away sediment. Bentonite clay within these formations can swell up with moisture. As the clay dries it shrinks and cracks, creating a surface resembling the skin of an elephant. Beneath the surface, an intricate maze of natural pipes and spaces form within the badlands. This hidden plumbing appears on the face of the badlands as dimples, sinks, slumps and seeps. As erosion continues, new features including caves and natural bridges can form. Badlands often take on varied colors giving the formations a banded appearance. These colorful badland formations were at Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, Arizona, USA.

Blue Mesa Scenic Trail, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA

Petrified Forest National Park

Arid desert landscape in Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona United States

The colourful rocks of Nizhoni Point at Painted Desert National Park, Arizona

This mountain looks like a multicolored pyramid as you are coming up the park road.

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The Painted Desert is an interesting and colorful part of Northern Arizona. It starts south of Holbrook and extends about 120 miles north almost to the Utah border. It encompasses about 7,500 square miles of the Colorado Plateau. The area is made up of colorful mudstone and sandstone known as the Chinle Formation. The rocks of the Chinle Formation were deposited from 227 to 205 million years ago during the Triassic Period. Over the next 180 million years the rocks were buried, uplifted and then eroded into the present-day badland topography. This photograph of the Painted Desert was taken from Little Painted Desert County Park near Winslow, Arizona, USA.

Highly eroded bad lands at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Red rocks at Valley of Dreams, New Mexico, USA

Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Tiponi Point at Painted Desert National Park, Arizona

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Petrified Forest, Arizona / USA - July 26, 2020: Colorful mesas rise in the distance at Petrified Forest National Park on a hot, summer day.

Painted Desert at Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona). Incredible Pink-ish Dunes

Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.

Rugged and Scenic landscape of the ancient petrified forest national park in Arizona

The Painted Desert is an interesting and colorful part of Northern Arizona. It starts south of Holbrook and extends about 120 miles north almost to the Utah border. It encompasses about 7,500 square miles of the Colorado Plateau. The area is made up of colorful mudstone and sandstone known as the Chinle Formation. The rocks of the Chinle Formation were deposited from 227 to 205 million years ago during the Triassic Period. Over the next 180 million years the rocks were buried, uplifted and then eroded into the present-day badland topography. This photograph of the Painted Desert was taken from Little Painted Desert County Park near Winslow, Arizona, USA.

The Painted Desert on a sunny day. Diverse sedimentary rocks and clay washed out by water. Petrified Forest National Park, USA, Arizona

The colourful rocks of Nizhoni Point at Painted Desert National Park, Arizona

Colorful Ridges in the Painted Desert of Petrified Forest National Park of Arizona

Ichigualasto Provincial Park in San Juan, Argentina, was declared a Protected Area by the Government of the Province of San Juan, and it's also a World Heritage by UNESCO, mainly for its geological and paleontological importance of the place. it's amazing to be walking where the biggest dinosaurs have been found. Beautiful surface colors at the Valle Pintado area.

Desert landscape of the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.

Petrified Forest, Arizona / USA - July 26, 2020: An eroded rock outcrop stands out against colorful mesas that rise in the distance at Petrified Forest National Park on a hot, summer day.

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