Desert varnish is a patina of iron and manganese oxides on rocks surface in arid environments. This photo was taken in Petra, Ma'an Governorate, Jorda

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Desert varnish is a patina of iron and manganese oxides on rocks surface in arid environments. This photo was taken in Petra, Ma'an Governorate, Jordan.

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Photo credit: © José María Barres Manuel / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: arid, desert, geology, governorate, horizontal, iron, jordan, maan, manganese, oxide, patina, people, petra, rock, rust, sandstone, varnish