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Basaltic
Basaltic Ba*salt"ic, a. [Cf. F. basaltique.] Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as basaltic lava.
Basaltiform
Basaltiform Ba*salt"i*form, a. [Basalt + -form.] In the form of basalt; columnar.
Basaltoid
Basaltoid Ba*salt"oid, a. [Basalt + -oid.] Formed like basalt; basaltiform.

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- Basalt (UK: /ˈbæsɒlt, -ɔːlt, -əlt/; US: /bəˈsɔːlt, ˈbeɪsɔːlt/) is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity...
- Basalt columns may refer to: Columnar basalt Columnar joints Basalt Columns [uk], a geological nature monument near the village Bazaltove, Ukraine List...
- Citroën Basalt is a subcompact crossover SUV developed for emerging markets such as India and South America. The design was previewed by the "Basalt Vision"...
- A flood basalt (or plateau basalt) is the result of a giant volcanic eruption or series of eruptions that covers large stretches of land or the ocean...
- The Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) is the youngest, smallest and one of the best-preserved continental flood basalt provinces on Earth, covering over...
- Basalt is a common igneous rock. Basalt may also refer to: Basalt, Queensland, a locality in the Charters Towers Region, Australia Basalt, Victoria, a...
- Basalt is a city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States. The po****tion was 394 at the 2010 census. The first settlement at Basalt was made in 1885....
- composition. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between silica-poor basalt and silica-rich rhyolite. It is fine-grained (aphanitic) to porphyritic...
- Basalt fibers are produced from basalt rocks by melting them and converting the melt into fibers. Basalts are rocks of igneous origin. The main energy...
- Basalt Island or Fo Shek Chau (Chinese: 火石洲; Sidney Lau: Foh2 Sek6 Jau1) is an island of Hong Kong and administratively part of Sai Kung District. Together...