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Patterns in Nature: Lava

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Cooled pahoehoe Hawaiian lava solidifies into igneous rock with a ropelike pattern. Another type of Hawaiian lava, called aa, is a creeping slag that hardens into brutally jagged pieces. Photograph by Marc Moritsch

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