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Columnar jointing

Columnar jointing is a geological structure where sets of intersecting closely spaced fractures, referred to as joints, result in the formation of a regular array of polygonal prisms, or columns. Columnar jointing occurs in many types of igneous rocks (e.g. basalt, andesite, rhyolite, tuff), and forms as the rock cools and contracts. Columnar jointing…

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Columnar jointing

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Avg. degree1.97
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related to Places · 18
Columnar jointing → California, Columbia River, Devils Postpile, Devils Tower, Fingal's Cave, Giant's Causeway, Iceland, Idaho, Northern Ireland, Oregon, Other, Scotland, Some, Staffa, Stuðlagil Canyon, United States, Washington, Wyoming
related to Deccan Traps · 7
Columnar jointing → Cretaceous Deccan Traps, Earth, India, Karnataka, Mary's Island, St, The
related to Mars · 7
Columnar jointing → Experiment, High Resolution Imaging Science, HiRISE, Mars, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, Several
related to Jusangjeolli, South Korea · 5
Columnar jointing → Jeju, Jusangjeolli, Korean, Seogwipo, The
related to Sawn Rocks · 5
Columnar jointing → Australia, Mount Kaputar National Park, Narrabri, New South Wales, Sawn Rocks
related to Sōunkyō Gorge · 5
Columnar jointing → Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group, Hokkaido, Japan, Kamikawa, Sōunkyō Gorge
related to Scaling · 4
Columnar jointing → Define Péclet, For, Lv, Pe
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Columnar jointing → geological structure where sets of intersecting closely spaced fractures

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columnar jointing columns basalt rocks rock also vary causeway surface meters prisms devils tower giant's gorge high island joints stuðlagil

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Columnar jointingis ageological structure where sets of intersecting closely spaced fractures0.90text
Columnar jointingrelated to Deccan TrapsThe0.60section
Columnar jointingrelated to Deccan TrapsCretaceous Deccan Traps0.60section
Columnar jointingrelated to Deccan TrapsIndia0.60section
Columnar jointingrelated to Deccan TrapsEarth0.60section
Columnar jointingrelated to Deccan TrapsSt0.60section
Columnar jointingrelated to Deccan TrapsMary's Island0.60section
Columnar jointingrelated to Deccan TrapsKarnataka0.60section
Columnar jointingrelated to Jusangjeolli, South KoreaThe0.60section
Columnar jointingrelated to Jusangjeolli, South KoreaJusangjeolli0.60section
Columnar jointingrelated to Jusangjeolli, South KoreaKorean0.60section
Columnar jointingrelated to Jusangjeolli, South KoreaSeogwipo0.60section

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