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The Organ Pipes in the Gawler Ranges are an example of columnar jointing, a geological structure where fractures in the rock form columns. ⁠ ⁠ Columnar jointing occurs in many types of igneous rocks and forms as the rock cools and contracts.⁠ ⁠ These rhyolite pillars were formed 1500 million years ago when volcanic eruptions produced approximately 30 000km³ of lava. The temperatures reached were exceptionally high causing a highly viscous magma.

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