The igneous material that forms the Tower is a phonolite porphyry intruded about 40.5 million years ago, a light to dark-gray or greenish-gray igneous rock with conspicuous crystals of white feldspar. As the magma cooled, hexagonal (and sometimes 4-, 5-, and 7-sided) columns formed
Just discovered a 4 mile deep and 7 mile wide root system to it so they are trying to confirm that it was a tree
They are correct. Check it out in person. It's a mile walk around it. Amazing.......
What he said....
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It's not a tree and never was a tree. There wouldn't be a root system under it but there could be tubes where lava fed into the ancient volcano.
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