A complex interaction between lava and water, rather than a fight between mythical troll-beasts of lore, is responsible for the occurrence of rare terrestrial basalt pillars. EARTH Magazine uncovers ...

And although the method used to form the building walls has been revealed, some of the basalt pillars weighed 100,000 pounds each, indeed presenting a curious mystery about how they could have ...

Old Liberty Park is sometimes called Spokane’s Stonehenge. The ruins consist of a promenade with mortared basalt walls and pillars, pathways and a small concrete basin that served as a summer ...

Basalt rock pillars of St. Mary’s Islands in Karnataka St. Mary’s Islands, a stunning archipelago off the coast of Malpe in Karnataka’s Udupi district, is a hidden geological gem.