Oklahoma's Painted Desert
by Jim McCain
Title
Oklahoma's Painted Desert
Artist
Jim McCain
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This scene is in Northwest Oklahoma near Southard, a small community which is noted for its gypsum deposits and wallboard manufacturing plant. This area is also home to some of the most colorful soil in the state. Oklahoma is known for its red soil which is very difficult to remove from stained clothing. The band of white is likely a bed of gypsum which in more concentrated areas is mined for the making of gypsum wallboard, commonly known as sheetrock.
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May 30th, 2013
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