Basalts
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of basalt, referring to formations or samples of a dense dark fine-grained volcanic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene.
“The coastline was formed entirely from ancient basalts, their dark columns rising from the sea.”
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