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    Basalt (UK: /ˈbæsɔːlt, -əlt/; US: /bəˈsɔːlt, ˈbeɪsɔːlt/) is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity...
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  • Basalt columns may refer to: Columnar basalt Columnar joints Basalt Columns [uk], a geological nature monument near the village Bazaltove, Ukraine List...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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  • Basalt is a common igneous rock. Basalt may also refer to: Basalt, Queensland, a locality in the Charters Towers Region, Australia Basalt, Victoria, a...
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    Basaltic andesite is a volcanic rock that is intermediate in composition between basalt and andesite. It is composed predominantly of augite and plagioclase...
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    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...
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    The Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) is the youngest, smallest and one of the best-preserved continental flood basalt provinces on Earth, covering over...
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    Basalt is a formerly populated place located in Mineral County, Nevada. Basalt was a station on the Carson and Colorado Railway. The Basalt Post Office...
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    The Lunar basalt 70017 is a Moon rock gathered in 1972 by astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt on the Apollo 17 mission near their Apollo Lunar...
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