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The 10 pages that link to Columnar jointing, each with the reason it gives.

• BasaltRelated: Thick basalt flows can split into columns as they cool and shrink.

• Joint (geology)Broader topic: Cooling basalt provides a distinctive example of joints forming in an organized pattern.

• Volcanic rockRelated: It reveals cooling fractures in solidified volcanic flows.

• Giant's CausewayNarrower topic: It explains how cooling basalt divided into the Causeway’s columns.

• Sill (geology)Related: Cooling and contraction can split thick sills into characteristic columns.

• Extrusive rockRelated: Cooling lava flows can fracture into distinctive columns.

• Devils TowerNarrower topic: The Tower’s vertical columns are a dramatic example of this cooling-related fracture pattern.

• Putorana PlateauRelated: Cooling fractures help expose the plateau’s steep basalt faces.

• Nicolas DesmarestRelated: Columnar basalt provided a conspicuous feature for interpreting cooled lava in the field.

• PenghuRelated: This cooling process produced Penghu’s well-known geometric basalt formations.