Nature's Abstractions

[AlanLichty]

Highly patterned sandstone along Kaolin Wash in the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada.

Natures Abstractions

• AlanLichty
• Oct 28, 2017
• 3

Kaolin Wash in Nevada's Valley of Fire State Park has some of the more amazing sandstone...

C&C always welcome.

 

[BarryHamilton]

Nicely balanced diagonal comp, Alan. And I really like the delicate hues and textures of the sandstone.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Very interesting Alan. Looks like desert varnish of a different color. That is, some white tinted water ran down the slope and left behind a coating. Those sedimentary layers in the sandstone are always interesting. I love red rock country.

 

[AlanLichty]

Very interesting Alan. Looks like desert varnish of a different color. That is, some white tinted water ran down the slope and left behind a coating. Those sedimentary layers in the sandstone are always interesting. I love red rock country.

Not quite - the vertical white bands are intrusive and predate whatever leached through the sandstone to create the tints. The white bands are harder than the sandstone so they erode more slowly than the sandstone. The color show in the sandstone is not just on the surface.

This might help put the sandstone in perspective:

 

[Ben Egbert]

Thanks for the info Alan. I am always interested in the geology.

 

[JimFox]

VoF is such a cool place. And while it's better known now, these little areas seem to still get overlooked.

 

[lionking]

I like it Alan, i would prefer it a bit darker though.

Cheers!