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All that nature can never do, part VIII: sedimentary structures
A few examples of what Mr. Osmanagic would probably call "artifacts...
"Mud-cracks"
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Southwestern Virginia, USA
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St. George, Utah, USA
Photo Calvin J. Hamilton - Source
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Newfoundland, Canada
Photo John W.F. Waldron - Source
"Flute casts", "groove marks", "tool marks" and "load casts"
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Load cast, Cheshmehanarak, Iran
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Flute cast, Nord-Est Iran
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Flute cast, Kadkan, Iran
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Groove mark, Rudawka Rymanowska, Pologne
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Tool mark, Liscomb Island, Canada
Photo John W.F. Waldron - Source
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Flute casts, Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada
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Flute casts, Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada
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Flute casts, Salton Trough, southern California
"Molds", imprints from concretions or crystals
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Nova Scotia, Canada
Photo John W.F. Waldron - Source
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Empreinte de cristaux dans du grès, France
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Jaizkibel, pays basque, Espagne