Fairy chimney

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Antonio Jordán
University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain

Fairy chimneys form as a result of splash and runoff erosion. They appear when rock fragments protect like a hat the erodible soil or sediments immediately below.

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Type Image Format JPG Size 2.0 MB Width 2496 px Height 1664 px Aspect 3:2 Brand Canon Model EOS 350D DIGITAL Exposure 42 mm f/5 1/500 s ISO 125 Taken 3 November 2014 Coordinates 37.8477, -6.0534 Tint Grayish reddish orange Submitted 23 March 2015

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