Flame Structure, California
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Heavy sand has flowed over soft clay here to create load casts. Part of the clay was drawn upward into the moving sand as a flame structure, indicating the direction of motion.
Photo (c) 2006 Andrew Alden, licensed to About.com (fair use policy)
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