Ireland's huge hexagonal columns are a natural consequence of lava cooling.
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Jagla, E. A., Rojo, A. G. Sequential fragmentation: the origin of columnar quasihexagonal patterns. Physical Review E 65, 026203, (2002).
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Sequential fragmentation: the origin of columnar quasihexagonal patterns. Nature (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/news020121-15
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