Basalt Joints
Cascade Range and Columbia Plateau
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Close-up of the basalt at Skinner Butte, Eugene, Oregon, displays columnar or hexagonal jointing. (c) 2005 Andrew Alden, licensed to About.com, Inc. (fair use policy)

