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Basalt

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andesitenoun(geology) Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
picritenounA variety of high-magnesium olivine basalt.
analcitenoun(mineralogy) Analcime.
nephelitenoun(mineralogy) Synonym of nepheline.
leucitenoun(mineralogy) A mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, leucite is a potassium feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, leucite weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.
melilitenoun(mineralogy) any mineral consisting of a solid solution of gehlenite (Ca₂Al₂SiO₇) and akermanite (Ca₂MgSi₂O₇)
woolnounThe hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
lava rock
trapnounA machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
traprocknounAlternative form of trap rock. [A form of igneous rock that tends to form polygonal vertical fractures.]
lavanounThe molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.
volcanic rockVolcanic rocks (often shortened to volcanics in scientific contexts) are rocks formed from lava erupted from a volcano.
igneous rocknoun(geology) One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the cooling of molten rock, either below the surface (intrusive) or on the surface (extrusive).
doleritenoun(geology) A type of fine-grained basaltic rock.
lava stone
pillow basalt
alkali basaltnoun(geology) An alkaline variety of basalt.
tholeiitenoun(geology) An igneous basaltic rock, formed from magma rich in magnesium and iron.
diabasenoun(geology) A fine-grained igneous rock composed mostly of pyroxene and feldspar.
basaltenounObsolete form of basalt. [(mineralogy) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.]

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