Flattened brown crystals-gypsum mineral among yardangs-wind eroded rocks. Qaidam desert-Qinghai-China-0548

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Flattened brown crystals of gypsum mineral among yardangs-elongated landforms carved in folded sedimentary rocks by wind erosion near G315 across Qaidam basin desert. Qinghai

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Size: 5400px × 3600px
Location: Yardang formations near G315, Haixi prefecture, Qinghai province, China
Photo credit: © RWEISSWALD / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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