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Basalts
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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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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A type of unglazed pottery.
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| andesitenoun | (geology) Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar. |
| melilitenoun | (mineralogy) any mineral consisting of a solid solution of gehlenite (Ca₂Al₂SiO₇) and akermanite (Ca₂MgSi₂O₇) |
| picritic | Relating to, or composed of, picrite. |
| tholeiitic | Of or pertaining to tholeiite. |
| trachynoun | — |
| schistsnoun | Any of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a foliated structure that allows easy division into slabs or slates. |
| lavasnoun | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides; magma that has breached the surface of the earth. |
| dacitenoun | (geology) An igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content. |
| olivinenoun | (mineralogy, geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system. |
| magmasnoun | (geology) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. |
| hornblendenoun | (mineralogy) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock. |
| ankeritenoun | (mineralogy) Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese. |
| plagioclasenoun | (mineralogy) Any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic minerals ranging in their ratio of calcium to sodium. |
| dolomitesnoun | A mountain range of the Alps in north-eastern Italy. |
| dunitenoun | A type of igneous rock with a coarse-grained or phaneritic texture. |
| gneissnoun | (geology) A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose. |
| phyllitenoun | (geology) A type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites. |
| amphibolitenoun | Any of a class of metamorphic rocks composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc. |
| biotitenoun | (mineralogy) A dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron. |
| sedimentarynoun | A rock of this kind. |
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