# Basalt Rocks

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{{Short description|Geologic formation in Sinop Province, Turkey}}
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| name                   = Basalt Rocks
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| native_name            = {{native name|tr| Bazalt Kayalıkları}}
| type                   = [Columnar basalt](/source/Columnar_basalt)
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| caption                = [Columnar basalt](/source/Columnar_basalt) formation in [Boyabat](/source/Boyabat), [Sinop Province](/source/Sinop_Province), Turkey.
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'''Basalt Rocks''' ({{langx|tr|Bazalt Kayalıkları}}) are [volcanic rock](/source/volcanic_rock) [outcrop](/source/outcrop)s in the form of [columnar basalt](/source/columnar_basalt) located in [Sinop Province](/source/Sinop_Province), northern Turkey. The area is a registered [natural monument of the country](/source/List_of_natural_monuments_of_Turkey).

It is {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from the center of [Boyabat](/source/Boyabat) in Sinop Province, and situated in Fındıklık location nearbay Kurusaray village.<ref name="b"/>

The basalt columns were formed about 3-5 million years ago according to research carried out by geologists from [Mineral Research and Exploration](/source/General_Directorate_of_Mineral_Research_and_Exploration_(Turkey)) Co. (MTA) and [Dokuz Eylül University](/source/Dokuz_Eyl%C3%BCl_University).

The basalt formations are situated in three neighboring valleys. The  vertically-jointed basalt columns are in [polygon](/source/polygon)al form as [rectangular](/source/rectangular_prism), [pentagonal](/source/pentagonal_prism) and [hexagonal prism](/source/hexagonal_prism)s, and are {{convert|30|-|40|m|ft|abbr=on}} high.<ref name="b"/> It covers an area of {{convert|10.249|ha|abbr=on}}.<ref name="mp"/>

The formation, structure, and the outlook of the basalt rocks are [rare examples in the world](/source/List_of_places_with_columnar_jointed_volcanics). It was declared a protected area of first grade on March 8, 1996 due to its geological and touristic importance. On September 17, 2007, the local administration applied to the [Ministry of Forest and Water Management](/source/Ministry_of_Forest_and_Water_Management_(Turkey)) for acknowledgement as a natural monument.<ref name="b"/> The area was registered a natural monument in 2011.<ref name="mp"/>

==References==
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<ref name="b">{{cite web |url=http://boyabatlii.tr.gg/Bazaltlar.htm |publisher=Boyabatlı |title=Bazaltlar |language=Turkish |accessdate=2017-01-17 }}</ref>
<ref name="mp">{{cite web |url=http://www.milliparklar.gov.tr/belge/ta.pdf |publisher=Milli Parklar |title=Türkiye'nin Tabiat Anıtları |language=Turkish |accessdate=2017-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420132227/http://www.milliparklar.gov.tr/belge/ta.pdf |archive-date=2016-04-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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{{Natural monuments of Turkey}}

Category:Columnar basalts
Category:Natural monuments of Turkey
Category:Landforms of Sinop Province
Category:Protected areas established in 2011
Category:2011 establishments in Turkey
Category:Geology of Turkey

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