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Hoodoo

Erosional and Karst Formations

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A hoodoo is a tall, thin spire of rock shaped by erosion, typically made of relatively soft rock capped by a harder, more erosion resistant stone that shields the column beneath it from further weathering. Hoodoos generally form within sedimentary rock and volcanic rock formations, most famously in badlands terrain.

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