basalt
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1. the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | volcanic rock, |
| definition | : | extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | pyroxene, |
| definition | : | any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | oligoclase, plagioclase, |
| definition | : | any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | basaltic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or containing basalt (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | basaltic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or containing basalt (adj.pert) |
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