七大自然奇迹现象 7 Phenomenal Wonders
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柱状玄武岩
浓密的熔岩流冷却，以垂直角度收缩，与熔岩流动方向相垂直的方向出现分解便形成与众不同的几何形状，这就是柱状玄武岩的形成过程。这种岩石形式具有规则的六边形形状，甚至接近于人工制造的规格。全球最著名的柱状玄武岩结构包括：爱尔兰海岸的“巨人堤道”(Giant’s Causeway)，最大和被公众广泛认可的美国怀俄明州的“魔鬼塔”(Devil’s Tower)。
When a thick lava flow cools it contracts vertically but cracks perpendicular to its directional flow with remarkable geometric regularity - in most cases forming a regular grid of remarkable hexagonal extrusions that almost appear to be made by man. One of the most famous such examples is the Giant’s Causeway on the coast of Ireland (shown above) though the largest and most widely recognized would be Devil’s Tower in Wyoming. Basalt also forms different but equally fascinating ways when eruptions are exposed to air or water.
