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Basalte

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basaltnoun(mineralogy) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
alkali basaltnoun(geology) An alkaline variety of basalt.
basanitenoun(geology) A basaltic extrusive rock, similar to chert.
metabasitenoun(geology) A metamorphosed form of a basalt, dolerite or similar rock
trachybasaltnounA volcanic rock with a composition between trachyte and basalt.
sclatenounObsolete form of slate. [(countable) A flake or piece of certain types of stone that tend to cleave into thin layers.]
melaphyrenoun(obsolete) Various dark-coloured volcanic igneous rocks rich in augite, similar to and in some definitions including basalt, principally of Paleozoic age
doleritenoun(geology) A type of fine-grained basaltic rock.
malapinounA kind of volcanic vesicular basalt rock.
basaltic magmanounFluid rock material of basaltic origin
abyssal rocknoun(geology) An igneous rock that crystallized at considerable depth in the crust; plutonic rock.
abyssolithnoun(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
tholeiitenoun(geology) An igneous basaltic rock, formed from magma rich in magnesium and iron.
black sandnounUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, sand.
metabasaltnounAn amphibolite produced from a basalt by metamorphism.
kulaitenoun(geology, rare) A kind of basalt from the Kula basin in Turkey, containing a predominance of hornblende over augite.
wackenoun(geology) A soft, earthy, dark-coloured rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.
chabasienounObsolete form of chabazite. [(mineralogy) Any of several zeolite minerals that occur in basaltic rocks.]
syntagmatitenoun(mineralogy) A basaltic variety of hornblende.
bluestonenounAny of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction:

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