Petrified Dunes

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Petrified dunes are rock formations located in several locations of the American south west, including Arches National Park,[1] Zion National Park,[2] and Snow Canyon State Park[3] in southern Utah, United States. The formations were produced when ancient sand dunes hardened into stone under the overlying subsequent material, which later eroded away.[4]

A view of the Petrified Dunes in Arches National Park, June 2005

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