2007-05-10 07:56:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The rock that forms the Devils Tower is basalt, a type of intrusive rock. While the rock that is left there now did not erupt to the surface, it's possible it was the core of a volcano. In the 50 million years since the rock solidified, it was underground until about 1 or 2 million years ago. Then erosion removed the surrounding softer bedrock, leaving the hard rock that makes the tower as we see it today.
For those with a religious ideology that leads them to not believe it formed over millions of years through natural processes, the most accepted alternate explanation is that a giant bear or bears clawed the rock while trying to get to some people at the top.
2007-05-10 09:28:11 · answer #1 · answered by Now and Then Comes a Thought 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean devil's tower... It used to be under the sea and the softer rocks disolved away and that was left. That's how all the buttes formed.
2007-05-10 15:15:06 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋