Hundreds of rare basalt columns resulting from lava flows that crystalized as they cool have been found in northwestern Turkey, creating a stunning landscape of geometric shapes jutting out of the ...

These natural basalt columns in Iceland are formed from melted volcanic lava. The pillar-like shapes are the result of the rock contracting as it cools, which leads it to form geometric fraction ...

In ancient times, strange rock formations that display a regular pattern of almost hexagonal sections were sometimes explained as the work of a supernatural stonecutter - maybe even the devil himself ...

Deccan traps are one of the largest volcanic features on the earth. Polygonal patterns and columnar joints in basaltic rocks are the most fascinating structures for geologists and volcanologists. Now ...

Discover how columnar joints form in volcanic rocks, creating stunning landscapes like Giant's Causeway and Devil's Postpile. Columbia River Basalt flows in the Palouse River Canyon of Washington.

Along parts of Portugal’s Atlantic coastline, especially on Madeira Island, cliffs rise in neat vertical columns that look uncannily like the pipes of a giant organ. These striking formations are not ...

HYDERABAD: Geological enthusiasts have identified ‘columnar basalt’ formations (naturally formed pillars of stone) on a small hillock inside the reserve forest area of Borilalguda village in Kerameri ...