Basaltic Pillow Lava On Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey

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Part of the Pre-cambrian Gwna Group. They were formed by undersea volcanic eruptions; as the molten rock billowed out meeting the cold sea water the rock solidified producing this pillow shape.

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Size: 5100px × 3400px
Location: Llanddwyn Island, Newborough Warren, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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