Meaning Basalt
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A dark colored fine grained igneous rock formed from mafic magma.
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A dark colored extrusive igneous rock composed chiefly of calcium plagioclase and pyroxene. Extrusive equivalent of gabbro, underlies the ocean basins and comprises oceanic crust.
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c. 1600, from Late Latin basaltes, misspelling of Latin basanites "very hard stone," from Greek basanites "a species of slate used to test gold," from basanos "touchstone.&quo [..]
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Type of dense, dark igneous rock that is fine-grained and often columnar.
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type of dark volcanic rock.
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Highly mafic igneous volcanic rock, typically fine-grained and dark in color; rough volcanic equivalent of gabbro.
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an igneous rock, fine-grained and glass-like, formed by rapidly cooled lava often under water.
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Volcanic rock (or magma) that is generally dark in color, contains 45 to 54 percent silica, and is rich in iron and magnesium. An eruption of basaltic magma is generally quiet, and results in flows (b [..]
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A semiviscous layer of igneous rock underlying the granitic continental plates. basalt
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A black, fine-grained volcanic rock made of dark and dense minerals, including iron and magnesium.
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A dark, fine-grained volcanic rock.
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— Volcanic rock formed by rapidly cooling lava. Found on the moon and the earth.
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a fine-grained, sometimes glassy rock of volcanic origin; it makes up most of the ocean floor.
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A dense textured (aphanitic) igneous rock relatively high in iron and magnesia minerals and relatively low in silica, generally dark gray to black, and feldspathic. A general term in contradistinction [..]
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rock that makes up most of the oceanic plates, made up of
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volcanic rock (or lava) containing less than 54% silica, commonly producing more effusive, runny and less explosive lava [basaltic]
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(n) the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
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Fine grained, dark, mafic igneous rock composed largely of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene.
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A dark, fine-grained, extrusive
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Dark green or brown igneous rock, often in columnar strata.
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Basalt is an abundant stone that underlies many parts of the Earth’s surface. Basalt is a dense stone formed when basaltic lava rapidly cools on the Earth’s surface. Uniform in color and matching the durability of granite, basalt is suitable for interior and exterior applications. Basalt is an excellent choice for interior or exterior walls, floori [..]
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A very common, fine-grained, usually dark-coloured basic igneous rock.
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A dense-textured (aphanitic), igneous rock relatively high in iron and magnesia minerals and relatively low in silica, generally dark grey to black, and feldspathic; a general term in contradistinction to felsite, a light-colored feldspathic and highly siliceous rock of similar texture and origin.
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a dense black or grey igneous rock
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A dark, fine-grained, extrusive (volcanic) igneous rock with a low silica content (40% to 50%), but rich in iron, magnesium and calcium. Generally occurs in lava flows, but also as dikes. Basalt makes up most of the ocean floor and is the most abundant volcanic rock in the Earth's crust. more details...
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A dark-colored, igneous rock commercially known as granite when fabricated as dimension stone.
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  Dark volcanic rock formed by cooling of a lava flow.  Popular rock for climbing in the western U.S, including the Crooked River Gorge here at Smith.  Due to it's unique fracturing characteristi [..]
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Consistent year-round energy use of a facility; also refers to the minimum amount of electricity supplied continually to a facility.
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Consistent year-round energy use of a facility; also refers to the minimum amount of electricity supplied continually to a facility.
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a fine-grained volcanic rock used for the manufacture of chipped stone artifacts. Color black to gray, texture granular to glass-like.
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Fine-grained, dark-colored extrusive igneous rock with less than about 52 weight percent silica (SiO2). Because of its low silica content, basalt has a low viscosity (resistance to flow.) Basalt is co [..]
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a dark-colored, fine-grained, igneous rock formed from molten rock that flowed onto the Earth's surface.
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Volcanic rock.
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A dark, fine-grained extrusive igneous rock composed of feldspar and iron-magnesium rich minerals.
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An extrusive volcanic rock composed primarily of plagioclase, pyroxene and some olivine. Basal till
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A dark colored igneous rock, commonly extrusive, composed primarily of calcic plagioclase and pyroxene; the fine-grained equivalent of gabbro.
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A dark igneous rock. Basalt originates from lava that has extruded onto the surface of the Earth. Therefore the lava has cooled quickly, forming small crystals.
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A type of basic igneous rock which contains less than 20% quartz and less than 10% feldspar, where at least 65% of the feldspar is in the form of plagioclase
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Volcanic rock caused by partial melting of the Earth's crust.
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A dark coloured dense rock, derived from volcanic sources. It has been used in the past to make stone axes
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