Liesegang sandstone (Jordan)
by Tomáš Weiss
The colours of this sandstone were created by various mineral deposition caused by long-lasting electrostatic field in the groundwater, once the sandstone was still below the water table. The process of Liesegang sandstone formations is still not completely understood.
Taken on 12
June
2018
Submitted on 12 Feb 2019
Categories
- European Geosciences Union (321)
- Geomorphology (1273)
- Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology (484)
Location
- Asia (1002)
- Western Asia (285)
- Jordan (53)
- Exact location (35.4493 E, 30.3446 N)
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Credit: Tomáš Weiss (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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