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basaltic

/buh-sawlt, bas-awlt, bey-sawlt/US // bəˈsɔlt, ˈbæs ɔlt, ˈbeɪ sɔlt //UK // (ˈbæsɔːlt) //

玄武岩,玄武岩型,玄武岩质,玄武质

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.

Examples

  • In the valleys which we passed through, there was a large quantity of basaltic rock and most beautifully crystallized quartz.

  • The first flow reached a thickness here of fully three hundred feet, and exhibits a fine development of basaltic structure.

  • Contraction parting or jointing is often observed, being especially characteristic of the basaltic types.

  • The black basaltic lava east of Cowlitz Glacier shows the latter structure in a striking manner.

  • Several of these falls are split into various channels by small islands or pillars of basaltic rock.