The stone wall in Stonewall, Colorado looks to be granite, but it is actually sandstone.

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The stone wall in Stonewall, Colorado looks to be granite, but it is actually sandstone. It is from the Dakota Formation that was upended when the Rocky Mountains were created.

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Size: 4928px × 3264px
Location: Stonewall, CO, USA
Photo credit: © Shelley Dennis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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