Re: Ignorance Alert
Posted by Canie on December 10, 2002 at 08:34:25:

Nope - its there due to faulting. Actually, if I recall correctly, its a pop-up structure. Mostly a metamorphic rock - lots of Serpentine and schist. There is some evidence of a lava flow on the island 15-20 million years ago.

Canie

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