Channel Cast, California
Pictures of Sedimentary Structures
A flow of coarse material cut into underlying mud, forming a channel, and eventually hardened into rock at this outcrop at Point Reyes, California.
Photo (c) 2006 Andrew Alden, licensed to About.com (fair use policy)
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