Columnar Jointed Basalt in Texas
Columnar Jointed Basalt in Fort Davis, Texas
Fort Davis Texas. This wall of Columnar Jointed Basalt protects the old army fort there.
Columnar basalt in ancient lava flow near Ft Davis, Texas
All kinds of volcanic activity are present in the Davis Mountains. Lava flows with columnar joints are common as are thick ash-flow tuffs.
Columnar basalt in ancient lava flow near Ft Davis, Texas
The magma that formed these rocks either flowed out or was blasted out of two main volcanic centers, one south of Ft Davis the other north west of Ft Davis.
Columnar Jointed Basalt in ancient lava flow near Ft. Davis, Texas
Some of these 37-million year old lava flows are nearly 1,000 feet thick.
Large face of columnar jointed basalt near Ft Davis, Texas
Columnar-jointed lava flow caps mesa between Balmorhea and Ft Davis, Texas.
Columnar Jointed Basalt near Fort Davis Texas
Close up of columnar-jointing lava flow.
Columnar Jointed Basalt in Davis Mountains of west Texas
More columnar-jointed lava flow from the Davis Mountains of west Texas.
Columnar Jointed Basalt from ancient lava flow in Davis Mountains of west Texas
More lava flow and even the untrained eye can recognize the columnar-jointing.
Click here for some Columnar Jointed Basalt in Yellowstone National Park
Click here for some Columnar Jointed Basalt in Idaho
Click here for some more Columnar Jointed Basalt Click here for more Geology pages
Click here for more Miscellaneous Subjects
More Geology PagesSome Miscellaneous Subjects ** Our Cute Signs
Mike & Joyce Hendrix
Mike & Joyce Hendrix who we are We hope you liked this page. If you do you might be interested in some of our other Travel Adventures: Mike & Joyce Hendrix's home page Travel Adventures by Year ** Travel Adventures by State ** Plants ** Marine-Boats ** Geology ** Exciting Drives ** Cute Signs ** RV Subjects ** Miscellaneous Subjects
We would love to hear from you......just put "info" in the place of "FAKE" in this address: FAKE@travellogs.us Until next time remember how good life is.
|
|
||
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
