columnar jointing — /kəˌlʌmnə ˈdʒɔɪntɪŋ/ (say kuh.lumnuh joynting) noun that variety of jointing which breaks the rock into columns, especially of basaltic rock in which the joints form a hexagonal pattern by shrinkage during cooling …
columnar jointing — (in basaltic igneous rocks) a series of generally hexagonal columns formed by vertical joints as a result of contraction during cooling. * * * … Universalium
columnar jointing — (in basaltic igneous rocks) a series of generally hexagonal columns formed by vertical joints as a result of contraction during cooling … Useful english dictionary
Disyunción columnar — en basaltos de la isla Porto Santo. La disyunción columnar es un tipo de diaclasa que se forma por tensiones cuando lava o magma se enfría.[1 … Wikipedia Español
Devils Postpile National Monument — IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) … Wikipedia
Marte Vallis — Streamlined Island in Marte Vallis, as seen by HiRISE. The enlarged image gives a good view of dark slope streaks. Island is just to the west of Pettit Crater. Scale bar is 500 meters long. Coordinates … Wikipedia
Joint (geology) — Joint sets on a bedding plane in flagstones, Caithness, Scotland … Wikipedia
Hughes Mountain — The Devil s Honeycomb, Hughes Mountain State Natural Area … Wikipedia
Mount Cayley volcanic field — Coordinates: 50°07′13″N 123°17′26″W / 50.12028°N 123.29056°W / 50.12028; 123.29056 … Wikipedia
joint — /joynt/, n. 1. the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture. 2. a connection between pieces of wood, metal, or the like, often reinforced with… … Universalium
