Basalt synonyms

bə-sôlt', bā'sôlt'

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quartzite (related)
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pahoehoe
A form of lava flow of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a smooth or ropey surface. It is one of two chief forms of lava flow emitted from volcanoes of the Hawaiian type, the other form being aa.
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porphyry
(Geology) a hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix
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rubblestone
Rubble; a loose collection of broken stones.
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sarsen
One of several large masses of silicified sandstone or conglomerate found on or near the ground surface in England and Brittany and believed to be the erosional remains of a sedimentary bed deposited during the Tertiary Period. These masses were used by Neolithic peoples as monoliths.
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tufa
A soft, friable, and porous sedimentary rock consisting of calcium carbonate and formed by the evaporation of water, especially at the mouth of a hot spring or on a drying lakebed. It can also be precipitated by algae or bacteria.
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basaltic (related)
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gneiss (related)
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schist (related)
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gabbro (related)
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dolerite (related)
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rhyolitic (related)
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limestone (related)
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mafic (related)
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igneous-rock (related)
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granitic (related)
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breccia (related)
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diorite (related)
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granodiorite (related)
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andesite (related)
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rhyolite (related)
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Find another word for basalt. In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for basalt, like: quartzite, pahoehoe, porphyry, rubblestone, sarsen, tufa, basaltic, gneiss, schist, gabbro and dolerite.
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Basalt Sentence Examples

  • The soil, of decomposed basalt, is wonderfully fertile.

  • Such rocks as basalt, diorite and trachyte are comparatively rare.

  • Large areas are overlain with trachyte, basalt, obsidian, tuff and pumice.

  • In most cases the eruptions appear to be of Pliocene or later date, but in the extreme north some of the basalt seems to belong to the Miocene period.

  • It is formed of basalt, trachyte and phonolite, and the soil is very fertile.

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