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Giant oolites from the Beck Spring Formation (ca. 723 Ma) very near Saratoga Springs in Death Valley, California. Data taken from this section and a discussion of the general Neoproterozoic geology of Death Valley can be found in a GSA Bulletin article by Corsetti and Kaufman (2003). To see these ooids uncut, click here: https://viewer.gigamacro.com/view/vA10hrPj0mCE4av3 Contributed by Dr. Jay Kaufman of University of Maryland.