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Sedimentary Honeycomb

Photo: Sedimentary rock at Elgol Beach
This section of eroded sedimentary rock on Elgol Beach on the Island of Skye, Scotland, mimics bone. Erosion shaped its honeycombed appearance.
Photograph by John McKenna/Alamy

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