
Deadman Bay basalt near Lime Kiln Point on the west side of San Juan Island. The rock hardened upon eruption through a crack in the ocean floor, probably over 200 million years ago (Late Permian or Early Triassic period)
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Deadman Bay basalt near Lime Kiln Point on the west side of San Juan Island. The rock hardened upon eruption through a crack in the ocean floor, probably over 200 million years ago (Late Permian or Early Triassic period)