Pillow andesite from a lake
Part of Hall of Planet Earth.
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Part of Hall of Planet Earth.
This pillow is from the Xitle volcano, on which part of Mexico City is built. It formed when lava flowed into a man-made reservoir.
Provided by Prof. Hugo Delgado Granados, University of Mexico