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Canyon Colors · **6 Likes**

of the Painted Desert. If you're ever in the area this is a very special place to visit. Photos taken after a rainstorm and the light seemed to be just right to bring out the colors.

**eaglem** · 05-21-2015, 11:22 PM

Like an Artist's Pallet..........

GeoJerry · 05-22-2015, 01:37 AM

That's a very nice perspective. Looks like an abstract painting almost. Where is this place?

Janse · 05-22-2015, 02:09 AM

Very nice and intersting!

Buruny · 05-22-2015, 03:44 AM

Fantastic!

slowpez · 05-22-2015, 09:36 AM

Beautiful pallet of colors.

daacon · 05-22-2015, 09:38 AM

Stunning my friend , great light.

**Sailor** · 05-22-2015, 05:10 PM

An exceptional composition, old buddy.

Jer

charliezap · 05-22-2015, 05:18 PM

Looks like something Rod Serling might have painted Bob.A great capture.--charliezap

AlexBW · 05-22-2015, 09:39 PM

What a nice landscape. It's beautiful! (It does look like the hills are covered in mold!)

AussieTrev · 05-23-2015, 04:22 AM

Flowing colours.

**Mallee Boy** · 05-23-2015, 02:52 PM

Great. Do you know what makes the colours Bob ? guess it would be minerals of some sort?

Auzzie-Phoenix · 05-23-2015, 10:04 PM

The purple color may be amethyst deposits. Seems to me the coloration may just be varying types of quartz family minerals.

disco_owner · 05-23-2015, 10:09 PM

Wow , That 's amazing ! beautiful landscape art.

**Bob Harris** · 05-23-2015, 10:31 PM

Originally posted by Mallee Boy

Great. Do you know what makes the colours Bob ? guess it would be minerals of some sort?

Here's what I found Grant.

It took millions upon millions of years for nature to create this natural canvas of unimaginable design that some describe it as a multi-colored layered cake. The Painted Desert draws upon the earth’s indecisive nature. From shifts in the earth’s crust brought about by temperamental volcanoes and earthquakes to complete inundation by fresh and sea waters alike, a veritable host of elements have breathed life into this area. Colorful sediments of bentonite clay and sandstone, stacked in elegant layers, feed off the setting Arizona sun in an ever-changing display of colorful splendor

---------- Post added 05-23-15 at 09:34 PM ----------

Originally posted by Auzzie-Phoenix

The purple color may be amethyst deposits. Seems to me the coloration may just be varying types of quartz family minerals.

this was once an ancient seabed from what I understand, millions of years of stacked sediment. GeoJerry could explain this better than I.

---------- Post added 05-23-15 at 09:35 PM ----------

Originally posted by eaglem

Like an Artist's Pallet..........

and that would of been a great thread title EM.

---------- Post added 05-23-15 at 09:36 PM ----------

Originally posted by disco_owner

Wow , That 's amazing ! beautiful landscape art.

one of those things that is better seen in person than photographed, thanks for taking a look .

---------- Post added 05-23-15 at 09:37 PM ----------

Originally posted by GeoJerry

That's a very nice perspective. Looks like an abstract painting almost. Where is this place?

It's about 15 miles out of Winslow AZ Jerry on Navajo Nation land, an isolated place, but worth the time to visit.

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eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,160	Like an Artist's Pallet..........

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GeoJerry Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,158	That's a very nice perspective. Looks like an abstract painting almost. Where is this place?

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Janse Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 4,460	Very nice and intersting!

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Buruny Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 34	Fantastic!

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slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	Beautiful pallet of colors.

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daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Stunning my friend , great light.

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Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,203	An exceptional composition, old buddy. Jer

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charliezap Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saugus ma Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,686	Looks like something Rod Serling might have painted Bob.A great capture.--charliezap

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AlexBW Pentaxian Join Date: May 2014 Location: Oslo Photos: Albums Posts: 394	What a nice landscape. It's beautiful! (It does look like the hills are covered in mold!)

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Mallee Boy Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,904	Great. Do you know what makes the colours Bob ? guess it would be minerals of some sort?

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Auzzie-Phoenix Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,020	The purple color may be amethyst deposits. Seems to me the coloration may just be varying types of quartz family minerals.

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by Mallee Boy Great. Do you know what makes the colours Bob ? guess it would be minerals of some sort? Here's what I found Grant. It took millions upon millions of years for nature to create this natural canvas of unimaginable design that some describe it as a multi-colored layered cake. The Painted Desert draws upon the earth’s indecisive nature. From shifts in the earth’s crust brought about by temperamental volcanoes and earthquakes to complete inundation by fresh and sea waters alike, a veritable host of elements have breathed life into this area. Colorful sediments of bentonite clay and sandstone, stacked in elegant layers, feed off the setting Arizona sun in an ever-changing display of colorful splendor ---------- Post added 05-23-15 at 09:34 PM ---------- Originally posted by Auzzie-Phoenix The purple color may be amethyst deposits. Seems to me the coloration may just be varying types of quartz family minerals. this was once an ancient seabed from what I understand, millions of years of stacked sediment. GeoJerry could explain this better than I. ---------- Post added 05-23-15 at 09:35 PM ---------- Originally posted by eaglem Like an Artist's Pallet.......... and that would of been a great thread title EM. ---------- Post added 05-23-15 at 09:36 PM ---------- Originally posted by disco_owner Wow , That 's amazing ! beautiful landscape art. one of those things that is better seen in person than photographed, thanks for taking a look . ---------- Post added 05-23-15 at 09:37 PM ---------- Originally posted by GeoJerry That's a very nice perspective. Looks like an abstract painting almost. Where is this place? It's about 15 miles out of Winslow AZ Jerry on Navajo Nation land, an isolated place, but worth the time to visit.