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Photo ID: hjz9zb	Subject: Sedimentary Rocks	Description
	Calcareous; Chalcedony; Dolomite; Flint; Iron Oxides; Oranogenetic; Permian; Petrology; Quartz; Redbeds; Silicious	Alibates Flint, distinctive for its varied coloration, occurs in dolomite outcrops atop Permian Aged Redbeds in the Canadian River breaks near Amarillo and Fritch, Texas. Early inhabitants left shallow pits as evidence of quarry activity. View Geological Time Scale for this image.
	Photographer	Location
	NPS Credit Line: Courtesy National Park Service	North America; United States; Texas; Alibates Flint Quarries
Photo Quality \| Large	Available for Commercial Use