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Tuff of the Dove Spring Formation

Geology of Red Rock Canyon State Park, California

From Andrew Alden, About.com

The rocks in Red Rock Canyon State Park were laid down in a lake by streams, occasionally interrupted by ash beds from nearby eruptions that later became tuff.
Close-up of ashfall bedPhoto (c) 2008 Andrew Alden, licensed to About.com
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