What is this?
What is this? Where is it located? What is it's common name?
I don't know the technical name.......but it looks like the cathedral rock formations in Arizona.
4 months ago
It looks like a basalt batholith, but I'm no expert..just trying my luck.
~Zeke
~Zeke
4 months ago
1) Batholiths are much larger 2) batholiths consist of intrusive (plutonic) igneous rock and not extrusive (volcanic) igneous rock. The plutonic form of basalt is gabbro, not basalt. 3) This is the neck of a volcano made of highly mechanically weathered basalt and 4) I have no idea where it is. There are many of these around the world.
4 months ago
This thing is very famous. Located between Arizona and Texas.
4 months ago
Is the debris around the bottom erosion from it? I don't know enought to even make a guess as to what it is.
4 months ago
Does this thing look like the "sails" of a sailing ship? So, could this be a "Shiprock" kinda thing?
4 months ago
Wrong location for Shiprock
4 months ago
Northwestern NM
4 months ago
I should add that the rock has been chemically weathered. Basalt is a mafic rock, which means that it has both a high iron and magnesium content. When basalt is first extruded, it has hardness comparable to granite. But as the iron is oxidized, basalt becomes so brittle that it is easily crushed in the hand of a very weak person.
Now, I'm assuming that this photo was taken in the US (of course I could be wrong). Like I said said these volcanic necks are quite common--the most famous being Devil's Towers. These necks at on time were volcanic vents. And, that's all I'm going to say for now. Have a nice day. : )
Now, I'm assuming that this photo was taken in the US (of course I could be wrong). Like I said said these volcanic necks are quite common--the most famous being Devil's Towers. These necks at on time were volcanic vents. And, that's all I'm going to say for now. Have a nice day. : )
4 months ago
typo correction: These necks at 'one',/b> time were volcanic vents.
4 months ago
