Associations to the word «Basalt»
Noun
- Lava
- Magma
- Alkali
- Oceanic
- Dike
- Eruption
- Sandstone
- Weathering
- Outcrop
- Fissure
- Mantle
- Granite
- Crust
- Silica
- Triassic
- Volcano
- Titanium
- Cinder
- Quartz
- Limestone
- Plateau
- Mare
- Shale
- Conglomerate
- Plume
- Sediment
- Mineral
- Melt
- Magnesium
- Intrusion
- Flood
- Sill
- Viscosity
- Slab
- Rift
- Vesicle
- Meteorite
- Causeway
- Erosion
- Stratum
- Quarry
- Cretaceous
- Cone
- Boulder
- Rock
- Ridge
- Flow
- Assemblage
- Apollo
- Cliff
- Basin
- Pillow
- H2o
- Butte
- Extinction
- Continental
- Ledge
- Gorge
- Yellowstone
- Vent
- Crater
- Deposit
- Ravine
- Sulfide
- Seawater
- Uplift
- Canyon
- Pinnacle
- Thickness
Adjective
Wiktionary
BASALT, noun. (mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
BASALT, noun. A type of unglazed pottery.
Dictionary definition
BASALT, noun. The commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene.
Wise words
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new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.