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What kinds of rocks and deposits make up much of Aruba’s land?

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Aruba’s land is composed largely of igneous rocks that are overlain by limestone deposits. Additionally, the island is fringed with coral reefs, and in certain areas, there are immense monolithic boulders of diorite that are peculiarly piled upon one another.1