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Cracks and shapes emerge from this close up portion of black solidified lava on the island of Hawaii Royalty Free Stock Photo

Solidified lava rock - Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii Royalty Free Stock Photo

Frozen currents of volcanic lava Royalty Free Stock Photo

Sea grotto of frozen volcanic lava Royalty Free Stock Photo

Solidified Pahoehoe Lava Flow, Hawaii Big Island

Cooled lava cliffs, East Rift Zone, Kilauea, Hawaii Royalty Free Stock Photo

Old Lava field on Big Island Hawaii USA. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Patterns cracks and shapes emerge from this close up portion of black solidified lava Royalty Free Stock Photo

Solidified Pahoehoe Lava Flow on the Big Island of Hawaii. This billowy and ropy texture is formed because lava cools slowly and does not move fast. The solidified lava is called basalt, a dark-colored, fine-grained extrusive mafic igneous rock composed of plagioclase and pyroxene minerals.