Hexagonal basalt columns east of Kirkjubaejarklaustur, southern Iceland. One column has tilted after being exposed and separated from the others by er

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Hexagonal basalt columns east of Kirkjubaejarklaustur, southern Iceland. One column has tilted after being exposed and separated from the others by erosion. Basalt columns form when lava solidifies and contracts causes a polygonal joint pattern.

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Photo credit: © DR JUERG ALEAN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: -, basalt, columnar, columns, erosion, hexagonal, iceland, joint, kirkjubaejarklaustur, polygon, volcanic, volcanism, volcano, weathering