Basalt synonyms

bə-sôlt', bā'sôlt'
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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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