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MAA Found Math - Week 19

MAA FOUND MATH: Columnar basalt found by Adriana Salerno while on a hike through Maui, Hawaii. The formations are created by the quick cooling of basaltic lava flow. The column cross sections are often hexagonal, but may also have five sides.

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Year: 
2013
Week: 
19