The columnar basalt at Balung River of Tawau is the only one in Malaysia! This place is called "Batu Bersusun" which means neatly arranged rocks. These columnar joints were formed during the cooling process of hot lava about 27,000 years ago. The lava was coming from the volcanic eruption of Mount Maria. Basalt columns are natural pillars made of hardened lava. The columnar basalt, of pentagonal and hexagonal columns appears to be of about the same size and uniformly arranged. Most of the column

Basalt - the composition of the lava erupting from the most recent volcano in Iceland. I LOVE lava ❤️🥰🌋, especially basalt. It forms when you have partial melting of the mantle. The melt is basaltic in composition… it’s light and buoyant and wants to make its way to the surface Finding the easiest path to get there. It’s seeps through the crust with cracks towards the surface, some crystallising in intrusive volcanic settings, such as magma chambers, dykes and sills. For the magma, that does m

Granite vs. Basalt Formation