Honeycomb weathered sandstone rock on cliffs, Elgol beach, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK

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Honeycomb rock, Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK. This section of weathered rock is part way up cliffs on Elgol beach. According to Wikipedia, such weathering is believed to caused by salty water / spray. As salty water dries out salt crystals form within pores in the rock causing local

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Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Photimageon / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: alveolar, alveoli, cavernous, cliff, coastal, elgol, eroded, erosion, fretting, geology, honeycomb, lace, lattice, outdoor, rock, salt, sandstone, sponge, stone, weathered, weathering