Ancient ripple marks on a Quartzite boulder

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Ancient ripple marks on a Quartzite boulder. Photographed in the Magaliesberg Mountains, this boulder is part of the Black reef Quartzite formation, which was deposited during the early Proterozoic.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Mountain Sactuary Park, Magaliesberg Mountains, South Africa
Photo credit: © Marieke Peche / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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