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Photo Gallery: Desert Landscapes
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Photo: Geysers and mineral pools of Nevada's Black Rock Desert
Photo: Geysers and mineral pools of Nevada's Black Rock DesertPhoto: People riding quadbikes on dune in Dumont Dunes, CaliforniaPhoto: Endless sand dunes of the Ash Samat, south of Nizwa in the interior of OmanPhoto: Dunes south of the city of Nizwa in the interior of OmanPhoto: Late afternoon light creates shadows among the dunes and ripples of this desert regionPhoto: Sunlight on the rippled, white dunes of the Simpson Desert
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Minerals, algae, and cyanobacteria give this geyser in Nevada's Black Rock Desert its brilliant colors.
Photograph by Jack Dykinga/Getty Images

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