: a dark gray to black dense to fine-grained igneous rock that consists of basic plagioclase, augite, and usually magnetite
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This mysterious portrait was created in basalt rocks at a place reminiscent of the world of Lord of the Rings and dark Mordor.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
One of the last flowing waterfalls from the Ice Age floods, this 200-foot cascade tumbles down basalt cliffs in the Palouse River Canyon.
—Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2023
The basalt siphons slowed the destruction, to an extent, but in February 2024, lava outflows disabled a network of pipes from the power station.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
So, take something like plagioclase, pyroxene and olivine, the most abundant minerals in basalt and all anhydrous (lacking water in their structure) and plop it for thousands to millions of years in a wet environment like an ocean floor.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2024
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
One of the last flowing waterfalls from the Ice Age floods, this 200-foot cascade tumbles down basalt cliffs in the Palouse River Canyon.
—Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2023
The basalt siphons slowed the destruction, to an extent, but in February 2024, lava outflows disabled a network of pipes from the power station.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
So, take something like plagioclase, pyroxene and olivine, the most abundant minerals in basalt and all anhydrous (lacking water in their structure) and plop it for thousands to millions of years in a wet environment like an ocean floor.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2024
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“Basalt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basalt. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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: a dark gray to black usually fine-grained igneous rock
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