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Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands Period

Geosites / Nishinoshima Town

This rock was formed by magmatic activity underground around 7 million years ago, right before volcanic activity began in the Dōzen Islands. Around it you can also see rocks that were scorched by the magma's heat.

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