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  IMG_3866.JPG - Antelope house ruin and ~1000 foot cliff. The dark streaks are know as Desert Varnish. The varnish is actually clay brought by wind, which when dampened by dew, leaches manganese and iron oxide from the rock.  
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IMG 3866 | Antelope house ruin and ~1000 foot cliff. The dark streaks are know as Desert Varnish. The varnish is actually clay brought by wind, which when dampened by dew, leaches manganese and iron oxide from the rock. Download Original Image
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