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Really, a rock is just a mixture of minerals and from a volcano, as well as molten rock, stream is produced so when the molten rock cools to form igneous rock, it has holes due to air pockets an steam. If it cools as such a rate, water could be trapped which could lead to exfoliation of the rock.

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