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Columns of Basalt

Photo: Basalt columns in Scotland
Towering in close symmetry, these basalt columns near Fingal’s Cave form the base of the Scottish island of Staffa. The columns formed when cooling lava flows met bedrock and the region’s cold weather. The island contains three main caves.
Photograph by Jim Richardson

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