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A photograph of ropy lava flows on Fernandina Island. The distance across the photograph is about 3 meters. We see many of the same types of surface features on lava flows on the mid-ocean ridge. This is because the chemical composition of lava from both places is quite similar -- they are both a type of lava called basalt. (Photo by Dr. Mark Kurz - WHOI).

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