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Image 1. Canadian Rockies

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Image 2. Northern California coast

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Image 3. Near Forcalquier, Provence

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Image 4. Northern California coast

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Image 5. Near Forcalquier, Provence

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Image 6. Crumbling cliff and oak tree near Forcalquier, Provence

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Image 7. Northern California coast

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Image 8. Near Forcalquier, Provence

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Image 9. Near Forcalquier, Provence


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Image 10. Chiracahua National Monument, Arizona
The yellow color is a lichen on the rocks, probably a species of Acarospora.

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Image 11. Enchanted Rock State Park, Texas
The green, orange and black colors are lichen growing on the rock

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Image 12. Enchanted Rock State Park, Texas
The green, orange and black colors are lichen growing on the rock

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Image 13. Glacial polish on granite, Yosemite National Park

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Image 14. Joshua Tree National Monument, California

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Image 15. Near Forcalquier, Provence

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Image 16. Zion National Park, Utah

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Image 17. Zion National Park, Utah

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Image 18. Sandstone in the southwest region

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Image 19. Basalt columns, southern British Columbia

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Image 20. Cracked limestone, Provence

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Image 21. A giant granite boulder, Stanislaus National Forest, Sierra Nevada

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Image 22. Sandstone cliff and ancient riverbed in an Arroyo near Ojo Caliente, NM

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Image 23. Sandstone formations in an Arroyo near Ojo Caliente, NM

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Image 24. Sandstone formations in an Arroyo near Ojo Caliente, NM

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Image 25. Sandstone formations in an Arroyo near Ojo Caliente, NM

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Image 26. Basalt rockface in Diablo Canyon, west of Santa Fe, NM

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Image 27. Rocks and roots in an Arroyo near Ojo Caliente, NM

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