Sun-baked bricks made up the core of the ziggurat with facings of fired bricks on the outside.
Mudstone looks like hardened clay and, depending upon circumstances under which it was formed, it may show cracks or fissures, like a sun-baked clay deposit.
When in very badly deteriorated condition and improperly stored (e.g., in a sun-baked shed), nitrate film can even spontaneously combust.
Desert varnish is a thin coating (patina) of manganese, iron and clays on the surface of sun-baked boulders.
Downtime can consist of sitting under sun-baked skies for hours, playing pickup sports, evaluating data, or visiting landmarks whilst awaiting convective initiation.
