basalt
UK /ˈbæs.ɒlt/ US /bəˈsɔlt/
name 3noun 2
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2ADJ.
below
PREP.
from, up
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noun
1
A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
2
A type of unglazed pottery.
name
1
A home rule municipality of Eagle County and Pitkin County, Colorado.
2
A city and town in Bingham County, Idaho.
3
A locality in the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia.
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Basalt is a type of rock that forms when lava solidifies.
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He calls it clear evidence that water carried the salts up from basalt rock below ground and left them behind on the surface when it evaporated.
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