💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Basalt"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| andesitenoun | (geology) Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar. |
| picritenoun | A 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) |
| woolnoun | The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. |
| lava rock | — |
| trapnoun | A 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. |
| traprocknoun | Alternative form of trap rock. [A form of igneous rock that tends to form polygonal vertical fractures.] |
| lavanoun | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides; magma that has breached the surface of the earth. |
| volcanic rock | Volcanic 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. |
| basaltenoun | Obsolete 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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