basanite
/bas-uh-nahyt, baz-/US // ˈbæs əˌnaɪt, ˈbæz- //UK // (ˈbæsəˌnaɪt) //
巴桑石,玄武岩,巴生石,玄武石
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n.名词 noun
- 1
Petrography.
- : a basaltic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, olivine, and augite.
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The flows from Kibo include nepheline and leucite basanite lavas rich in soda felspars.
Basanite is also known as Lydian stone or touchstone on account of its use for trying the purity of metals.
Basanite, bas′an-īt, n. a kind of quartz serviceable for testing the purity of the precious metals by the marks made.
Or is he a kind of basanite for bunches, and do they come out on us at the sight of him?
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