Basalt
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A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinicfeldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated.
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A hard, black, often glassy, volcanic rock. It was produced by the partial melting of the Earth's mantle.
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A stone-like, hard black unglazed pottery.
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joke form of the word assult for the geologically inclined
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A type of igneous rock usually associated with table making.
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- [hard] [black rock]
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A dark fine-grained volcanic rock that sometimes displays a columnar structure, typically composed largely of plagioclase with pyroxene and olivine.
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