What are the mysterious rock formations at Al-Naslaa?

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Al-Naslaa rock formation, located in Saudi Arabia, is noted for its unique and puzzling balanced appearance, featuring two cleanly cleaved edges that raise questions about its geological formation. The article highlights the intriguing visual aspects of the rock, including the mismatch in the cleavage, which suggests a significant portion of the center may have been removed, though no specific estimates are provided. The discussion also references other geological formations, such as those in the Bisti badlands of New Mexico, and draws connections to themes of ancient aliens, reflecting a fascination with the mysterious nature of these natural structures.
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"Balanced" rock formations; good photos
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Interesting! Where's the ancient alien's guy when you need him?!
 
jim mcnamara said:
Summary:: "Balanced" rock formations; good photos

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/al-naslaa-rock/
It's interesting how the cleavage of the first picture has a bit of mismatch between the two sides. I didn't read the article -- do they have an estimate for how much of the center portion of the rock was removed to make the two clean edges?

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No estimates I can find. The crack is puzzling to say the least.
 
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Hi, in the same vein as the thread title, this is worth visiting or at least doing an image search on.
Bisti badlands N.M. a couple of examples below.
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Interesting! Where's the ancient alien's guy when you need him?!
A coincidence? the title to the second image in post #5 is "the aliens throne"
 
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