Alligator-skin cracking

Alligator-skin cracking

Originally uploaded by miss_distance

One day of sun and voila! Dry as the Sahara desert! Right?

Nope. This appears bone-dry, but actually only the surface is dry — one special characteristic of the Chadron formation is how it absorbs water. The clays lying just underneath this cracked skin are still slick.

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