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View of mountains with colorful striations in desert southwestern US

Rock background, Horseshoe Bend, Arizona

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

The colourful rocks of Painted Desert National Park, Arizona

Highly eroded landscape at 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.

One of the Teepees With Colorful Layers of Sedimentary Rock in 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.

Rugged and Scenic landscape of the ancient petrified forest in Arizona

Red rocks at Valley of Dreams, New Mexico, USA

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

Felsen im Wind

Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Ankara, Turkey-October 15, 2011: Clay Hills View in Nallihan. They Are Hills Created By The Wear Of Clay Layers With Different Resistance. Nallihan is a district of Ankara Province.

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

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

Desert landscape of the Petrified Forest National Park in 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.

Panorama Bleak landscape of the ancient petrified forest national park in Arizona

Scenery at Valley of Dreams, New Mexico, USA

Peak in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Petrified wood is formed when dead trees are buried by layers of sediment. The logs soak up groundwater and silica from volcanic ash and over time are crystallized into quartz. Different minerals create the colors seen in the logs. These petrified logs were photographed at sunset by the Agate House Trail in Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, Arizona, USA.

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

Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Rock background- Canyonlands National Park

Fractured Cliffs of Agate Plateau in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States

Landscape at Bisti Southern Section, Farmington, New Mexico, USA

Petrified Forest and Painted Desert

The colourful rocks of Painted Desert National Park, Arizona

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