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Basalt
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a type of dark, fine-grained igneous rock formed from cooled lava, characterized by its dense composition and typically dark gray to black color
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
basalts
Examples
The volcanic island was primarily composed of basalt.
Lexical Tree
basaltic
basalt
