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Artist's Pallete, created by volcanic deposits of Iron Oxide and Chlorite. Iron Oxide is also a popular painting pigment, used for it's warm and earthy reddish tones

Recent rain pooled in Badwater Basin, creating a rare lake called 'Lake Manly'

Badwater Basin (above and below). Below, the Panamint mountain range reflected in Lake Manly