basalt
noun/ˈbæsɔːlt/
/bəˈsɔːlt/
[uncountable]- a type of dark rock that comes from volcanoesWord Originearly 17th cent. (in the Latin form): from Latin basaltes (variant of basanites), from Greek basanitēs, from basanos ‘touchstone’.
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