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7R301764 Lava fracturing similar to columnar jointing?

Guatemalan highlands between Lago de Atitlán and Quezaltenango, 1975

 

Lava crystallizes as it cools forming columnar crystals of varying size and composition:

 

www.gi.alaska.edu/alaska-science-forum/columnar-jointing

 

Is the Namibia lava feature of Organ Pipes similar to this?

 

www.fodors.com/news/photos/10-jaw-dropping-basalt-formati...

 

Imperfectly formed like this lava in the Grand Canyon:

 

www.flickr.com/photos/manzanita-pct/5948406309/in/album-7...

 

 

Experimental

Original film image taken with Konica AutoreflexA w/Konica Hexanon AR lens. Digital image by Sony a7iiir with Konica Hexanon 55mm f3.5 macro lens. I reshot this slide as it was difficult to make the film flat enough to put the image in broad focus.

 

 

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Uploaded on September 19, 2024
Taken in October 1975