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Hunk of Quartzite

This rock made a long journey getting here. It is metamorphic rock that was sandstone when it was subjected to intense heat and pressure, turning it into quartzite. Part of the ancient Nevada Orogeny, a predocessor mountain range (that resembled the Andes of today) to the modern Sierra Nevada (of California USA).

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Uploaded on November 20, 2020
Taken on November 19, 2020