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Definition of Basanites

Basanite
Basanite Bas"a*nite, n. [L. basanites lapis, Gr. ? the touchstone: cf. F. basanite.] (Min.) Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is employed to test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy being indicated by the color left on the stone when rubbed by the metal.

Meaning of Basanites from wikipedia

- richer in Na2O plus K2O compared to SiO2. Basanite appears early in the alkaline magma series and basanites are found wherever alkaline magma is erupted...
- basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites "very hard stone", which was imported from Ancient Gr**** βασανίτης (basanites), from βάσανος (basanos, "touchstone")...
- border with Kazakhstan, is noted for its colossal, open-cast copper mine.) Basanite is a deep velvety-black variety of amorphous quartz, of a slightly tougher...
- Pitrucha, Rac****; Sena, Salvador (2011). "The late Oligocene Cieneguilla basanites, Santa Fe County: Records of early Rio Grande rift magmatism" (PDF). New...
- is the most common rock on Mount Takahe, phonolite being less common. Basanite, hawaiite, and mugearite are uncommon, but the occurrence of benmoreite...
- 000 years ago and erupted picrobasalts, trachybasalts, ankaramites, and basanites. They reach as far as Lake Chala and Taveta in the southeast and the Lengurumani...
- and is classified as extinct. The volcanic rocks range from ankaramitic basanite through tephrite to phonolite and some have ultra-pot****ic compositions...
- hotspots. Their silica content can range from ultramafic (nephelinites, basanites and tephrites) to felsic (trachytes). They are more likely to be generated...
- calculated for the rock based on its chemical composition. For example, basanite is distinguished from tephrite by having a high normative olivine content...
- Small volcanic bomb of (black) basanite with (green) dunite...