List of places with columnar jointed volcanics
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Columnar jointed volcanics exists on many places on earth. Perhaps the most famous basalt flow in the world is the Giant's Causeway on the northern coast of Ireland, in which the vertical joints form polygonal columns and give the impression of having been artificially constructed.
An ancient 13th century religious complex, called Nan Madol, was built on the Pacific island of Pohnpei, using columnar basalt quarried from various locations on the island. The massive ruins remain to this day.
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Notable columnar jointed volcanics [edit]
Africa [edit]
- Bugarama in Rusizi, Rwanda
- "Organ Pipes" nearby Twyfelfontein, Namibia
- Numan, Nigeria
Asia [edit]
- China PR
- Heiyuhe Columnar Joints (黑鱼河柱状节理) [Xianrenqiao (仙人桥)], Longchuan River (龙川江) & Black Fish River, Tengchong, China
- Basalt Island area, Hong Kong; including High Island Reservoir area, Hong Kong SAR, China; although the High Island Reservoir is not basalt but a type of acidic rhyolite ¾ dacite porphyroclastic lava. It is rich in potash feldspar and quartz phenocrysts.
- India
- South Korea
- Jusangjeolli, Seogwipo, Jeju Island, South Korea
- Other
- Tongpan Basalt (桶盤玄武岩石柱), Tongpan Island and Hujing Island (Table island, 虎井屿), Penghu Islands, Republic of China
- Cape Stolbchatiy, Kuril Islands, Russia
- Hexagons pool, Golan Heights
- Mon Hin Kong (Thai: ม่อนหินกอง), in a mountainous area of the Phi Pan Nam Range near Na Phun, Wang Chin District, Phrae Province, Thailand[1]
- Along a river in Teck Guan Cocoa Village, Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia.
- Takachiho-kyo gorge, Takachiho, Miyazaki, Japan
- The Cliff of Stone Plates (Vietnamese: Ghềnh Đá Dĩa), one of the many beautiful spots in Phu Yen province, Vietnam [2]
- The Whale Cave, on the seashore, in Penghu County, Taiwan.
Europe [edit]
- Germany
- Linz am Rhein, Mendig, Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate/Germany
- Hoher Hagen (Dransfeld), Lower Saxony, Germany
- Rhön, North Bavaria, Germany
- Iceland
- Dverghamrar, Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Iceland
- Hljóðaklettar, Jökulsárgljúfur, Iceland
- Aldeyjarfoss, Þingeyjarsveit, Iceland
- Litlanesfoss, Iceland
- Kálfshamarsvík, Austur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland
- Reynisdrangar, Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland
- Svartifoss, Skaftafell, Iceland
- Italy
- Alcantara River Gorges, Sicily, Italy
- Cyclopean Isles, Sicily, Italy
- Spain
- Castellfollit de la Roca, Girona
- Fruiz, Biscay[3]
- Pitón volcánico de Cancarix, Albacete[4]
- Los Órganos, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain[5]
- United Kingdom
- Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland
- The islands of Canna, Eigg, and Muck, Scotland
- The northern part of the Isle of Skye, Scotland
- The Isle of Mull and the nearby beach of Morvern, Scotland
- Samson's ribs, Scotland
- Fingal's Cave and Staffa, Scotland
- Ulva, Scotland
- France
- Other
- Near Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Yerevan, Armenia
- Garni Gorge, Armenia
- Rocha dos Bordões cliffs, Flores, Azores
- Panská Skála, Kamenický Šenov, Czech Republic[6]
- Zlatý vrch, Česká Kamenice, Czech Republic
- Saint-Flour, Cantal, France
- Thunderstruck Rocks (Detunatele), Romania
North America [edit]
- Canada
- North Mountain, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Cardiff Mountain, Chilcotin Plateau, British Columbia, Canada
- Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia, Canada
- Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada (Mt. Boucherie, Spion Kopje)
- Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
- Caribbean
- United States
- Devil's Postpile, California
- Devil's Tower, Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
- Sheepeater Cliff, Yellowstone National Park
- Columbia Plateau, Washington
- Whatcom County, Washington[7]
- The east side of the Cascade Range, Oregon portion
- Turtleback Mountain, Moultonborough, New Hampshire
- Mexico
Oceania [edit]
- Australia
- Fingal Point, NSW, Australia
- Mount Scoria Conservation Park, Thangool, Queensland, Australia[8]
- Narooma Basalt, Narooma, New South Wales, Australia
- Organ Pipes National Park, Victoria, Australia
- Black Point, D'Entrecasteaux National Park, Western Australia, Australia
- Federated States of Micronesia
- New Zealand
- Blackhead and nearby Second Beach, Dunedin, New Zealand[10]
- Chatham Islands, New Zealand
- The Organ Pipes, Mount Cargill, Dunedin, New Zealand[11]
- Mt Somers, New Zealand[12]
South America [edit]
- Ancud Volcanic Complex, Chile
- Mocho Volcano, Chile
- Pino Hachado Caldera, Neuquén Province, Argentina
References [edit]
- ^ ม่อนเสาหินพิศวง Wonderful Mountain Of Colunnar
- ^ Two stone wonders by seaside
- ^ Disyuncion columnar en basaltos, Cantera de Fruiz (Unai Mtz. de Lahidalga de Miguel, Panoramio)
- ^ Pitón volcánico de Cancarix (Wikipedia in Spanish)
- ^ La Gomera: basalt cliffs Los Organos (Wikimedia Commons)
- ^ http://www.luzicke-hory.cz/mista/index.php?pg=zmpansc Website in Czech language with some nice pictures and excellent example of columnar basalt in Northern Bohemia near Kamenicky Senov
- ^ File:Columnar basalt.jpg (Wikimedia Commons)
- ^ http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/mount-scoria/culture.html
- ^ http://www.pohnpeiheaven.com/pwisehn_malek.htm Alex Zuccarelli, 2003, Pohnpei-Between Time & Tide . Pwisehn Malek
- ^ http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/casn95.pdf Department of Conservation, "Blackhead: Vegetation condition after quarrying"
- ^ http://tramper.co.nz/?28 New Zealand Tramper, "Walking notes: Organ Pipes"
- ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/purecaffeine/8351312880/
