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Layered Sand in Stream Bank in Caprock Canyons State Park

600x400 50q 6x4 layered sand on its way to become sandstone 02-16-2016--0454.JPG

This picture shows how layers of sand can be laid down by wind or water to produce strata that can be compressed over time to form the layers seen in sandstone.

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