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The Pilbara region of
Western Australia
has an abundance of iron-rich sediment-
ary rocks, plus agate, copper, jade and manganese. There's nothing discreet about
their presence: it looks as though all the natural minerals, pigments and crystals of
the planet have been pulverized to the point of technicolor, then tossed by the wind
and mixed with sparing amounts of water to create some of the planet's most vivid
patterns.
Photo captions
(from left)
1. Fortescue River is an ephemeral river: ebb and flow depends on rainfall
2. When filled with water, the Fortescue Marsh supports hundreds of thousands of
birds
3. Iron ore mine
4. Completely dry, the riverbed is the colour of oxidized iron; the addition of water
intensifies the brilliant oranges and golds
5. Lonely roads seem to have been clawed out of the rocky ground with a nail
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