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basaltOne entry found. Main Entry: ba·salt Pronunciation: \bə-ˈsȯlt, ˈbā-ˌ\ Function: noun Etymology: Latin basaltes, manuscript variant of basanites touchstone, from Greek basanitēs (lithos), from basanos touchstone, from Egyptian bḫnw Date: 1601 : a dark gray to black dense to fine-grained igneous rock that consists of basic plagioclase, augite, and usually magnetite — ba·sal·tic \bə-ˈsȯl-tik\ adjective
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