'Basalt' definitions:
Definition of 'basalt'
(from WordNet)
noun
The commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
Definition of 'Basalt'
From: GCIDE
- Basalt \Ba*salt"\, n. [L. basaltes (an African word), a dark and hard species of marble found in Ethiopia: cf. F. basalte.]
- 1. (Geol.) A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated. [1913 Webster]
- Note: It is usually of a greenish black color, or of some dull brown shade, or black. It constitutes immense beds in some regions, and also occurs in veins or dikes cutting through other rocks. It has often a prismatic structure as at the Giant's Causeway, in Ireland, where the columns are as regular as if the work of art. It is a very tough and heavy rock, and is one of the best materials for macadamizing roads. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'basalt'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aa,
- abyssal rock,
- bedrock,
- block lava,
- brash,
- breccia,
- conglomerate,
- crag,
- druid stone,
- festooned pahoehoe,
- gneiss,
- granite,
- igneous rock,
- lava,
- limestone,
- living rock,
- magma,
- mantlerock,
- metamorphic rock,
- monolith,
- pahoehoe,
- pillow lava,
- porphyry,
- pudding stone,
- regolith,
- rock,
- ropy lava,
- rubble,
- rubblestone,
- sandstone,
- sarsen,
- schist,
- scoria,
- scree,
- sedimentary rock,
- shelly pahoehoe,
- stone,
- talus,
- tufa,
- tuff
Basalt, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Basalt, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000) :
2681
Housing Units (2000) :
1218
Land area (2000) :
1.922180 sq. miles (4.978423 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.018520 sq. miles (0.047967 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.940700 sq. miles (5.026390 sq. km)
FIPS code :
04935
Located within :
Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location :
39.368382 N, 107.038263 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
81621
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Basalt, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Basalt, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
Population (2000) :
419
Housing Units (2000) :
133
Land area (2000) :
0.287416 sq. miles (0.744405 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.287416 sq. miles (0.744405 sq. km)
FIPS code :
05230
Located within :
Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location :
43.314270 N, 112.163571 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.