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There is a paper about this in the Bulletin of Volcanology.
Cooling rate seems to be the main parameter controlling column size (faster cooling yielding to thinner columns). According to the authors, cooling rate is itself controlled by two non-independent factors: (1) the geometry of the lava body, and (2) the chemical composition of the lava.
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