Abstract:This paper dicusses the basic characteristics of the stratigraphy, geologic structures and basalts occurring in Linju County, Shandong. The basalts there can be classified into volcanic plug facies and layered facies according to their occurrence. The columnar joints of the volcanic plugs commonly are characterised by downward scattering, while the vents have the geomorphologic form of "isolated hills" because they are more resistant to denudation and weathering than the country rocks. In the paper, the aut...