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 Image: Onion Layers Pattern

The form and the pattern of the stones that carved by the external power of the earth depend of the mineral types of the stones. Stone's mineral which have different types will have different hardness. The hardness of mineral in the stones influenced the form or the pattern of stones. The weakest part will eroded first and left the harder part. Slowly, the harder part of the stones will be eroded too. The duration depends on the intensity of external power the causing the erosion progress.

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Tanjung Boay Beach

When I was working for a nickel mining company in East Halmahera, North Moluccas Province, i had a chance to explore nearby earth. East Halmahera is a regency in North Moluccas Province. The regency is in Eastern part of Halmahera Island. The capital of East Halmahera Regency is Maba. A coastal city in East Halmahera Bay. Maba consists of two village, Maba and Maba Sangaji village. There are some small islands in East Halmahera Bay. And a lot of reefs which just a few meters below the sea surface. Most of the small islands have sandy white beaches. Only some of the small island have population that live in it, mostly are not inhabited.

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Previous  Earth Carved color and pattern stones

Stripes Pattern Rocks

The power of the earth that can change earth surface condition. Earth moving direction can be horizontally or vertically or both directions to diagonally moving direction. The earth surface moving caused by dynamic progress inside the earth mantle. Pictures below showed the change that caused by external power of the earth. It involved sun radiation, water movement, wind power and direction.

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Previous Earth Carved By the water power

 Irregular Patterned Rock

Previously explained that the unique coloring and patterning stones found in Boay Peninsula near Wailukum Village, East Halmahera Regency. Boay Peninsula also known as Manitinting for the locals. The stones form square, rounded, layered and onion like structure. The exposed part is at east of the hill that covered by high tide seawater. It can be reached in low tide period. The sea waves and fresh water from the top of the hill erode the the soils, causing the stones exposed to surface. And the exposed part have steep sloping.