Basalt columns Los rganos, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe - Stock Photo & Image

Natural background of hexagonal basalt columns in Icelandic national park Jokulsargljufur

Unique geological wonder Symphony of the Stones near Garni, Armenia

"The ""Basalt Gorge of Awan"" is located in the valley of the Azat River below the town of Garni about 30 km east of Yerevan. Basalt is usually dark gray to black. Since the basalt arises volcanically, it consists for the most part of a fine-grained matrix due to the rapid cooling. If the cooling of the lava takes place with a delay, the contraction often results in meter-long angular basalt columns (columnar basalt) that are perpendicular to the cooling surface, preferably with a hexagonal geometry."

Symphony of Stones, Basalt columns formation along Garni gorge, Kotayk Province, Armenia, Asia

Flysch, rock layer on the coast of Deba, Guipuzcoa Province, Basque Country, Bizkaia province, Spain, Europe

Baslat columns, at Twyfelfontein, Kunene Region, Namibia, Africa

Moss-covered lava rock at Thingvellir, Thingvellir National Park, Golden Circle, Iceland, Europe

Basalt columns, so-called "Organ Pipes", Twyfelfontein, Damaraland, Kunene Region, Namibia, Africa

Weathered volcanic rock in the bay of Elgol, Western Highlands, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Structures, detail of a rock, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Basalt columns in Stykkishlmur, Snfellsnes peninsula, Vesturland, Iceland, Europe