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The sprawling three-story ruin contains nearly 100 rooms and straddles an outcropping of sandstone.
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
Geological activity formed outcroppings of ancient oceanic crust called serpentine soils, which lend the region its uniqueness.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
Geological activity formed outcroppings of ancient oceanic crust called serpentine soils, which lend the region its uniqueness.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
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“Outcropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcropping. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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outcropping
noun
out·crop·ping
ˈȧut-ˌkrä-piŋ 
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