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Definition: Basalt |
BasaltNoun1. The commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark gray fine-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "basalt" was first used: 1601. (references) |
Etymology: Basalt \Ba*salt"\, noun. [N. basaltes (an African word), dark and hard species of marble found in Ethiopia: compare to the French expression basalte.]. (references) |
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Chemistry | A compact igneous rock, of gray to black colour, consisting chiefly of lime-feldspar, augite and iron embedded in glass or crystallites ; igneous rock, blackish, very compact and extremely hard. Source: European Union. (references) |
Environment | Consistent year-round energy use of a facility; also refers to the minimum amount of electricity supplied continually to a facility. (references) |
Geological | Dark-colored, low-silica (less than 53 percent SiO2), low viscosity volcanic rock that is relatively fluid when molten; eruptions of basalt are generally nonexplosive and tend to produce relatively long thin lava flows like those common in Hawaii.* A fine-grained, dark-colored, extrusive igneous rock that forms by the crystallization of lava flows. (Plank and Schenck, 1998). (references) |
| A dark, fine-grained, extrusive (volcanic) igneous rock with a low silica content (40% to 50%), but rich in iron, magnesium and calcium. Generally occurs in lava flows, but also as dikes. Basalt makes up most of the ocean floor and is the most abundant volcanic rock in the Earth's crust. (references) | |
Mining | A general term for dark-colored mafic igneous rocks, commonly extrusive but locally intrusive (e.g., as dikes), composed chiefly of calcic plagioclase and clinopyroxene; the fine-grained equivalent of gabbro. Nepheline, olivine, orthopyroxene, or quartz may be present. Adj.basaltic. CF:tholeiite. (references) |
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Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock, sometimes porphyritic, and is often both fine-grained and dense. Basalt in the tops of subaerial lava flows and cinders will often be highly vesiculated, imparting a lightweight "frothy" texture to the rock. The term basalt is often casually applied to shallow intrusive rocks with a composition typical of basalt, but rocks of this composition with a phaneritic groundmass should generally be referred to as gabbro. The crustal portions of oceanic tectonic plates are predominantly made of basalt.
Unweathered basalt is frequently black to greenish-black in color, characterized by a preponderance of calcic plagioclase feldspars and pyroxene together with minor amounts of accessory minerals such as olivine. Basaltic cinders are often red. Glass may be present, particularly as rinds on rapidly chilled surfaces of lava flows, and is commonly (but not exclusively) associated with underwater eruptions. Amygdaloidal structure is common in relic vesicles and beautifully crystallized species of zeolites, quartz or calcite are frequently found.
larger versionThe lava flows of the Deccan Traps in India, the Columbia Plateau of Washington and Oregon states in the United States, as well as the Triassic lavas of eastern North America are basalts. Perhaps the most famous basalt flow in the world is the Giants Causeway on the northern coast of Ireland, in which the vertical joints form hexagonal columns and give the impression of having been artificially constructed. The dark areas visible on Earth's moon, the lunar mares, are plains of basalt, and basalt Moon samples were brought to Earth by the astronauts of the Apollo program. Pliny used the word basalt and it is said to have had an Ethiopian origin, meaning a black stone.
See also: List of minerals
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Basalt is a town located in Eagle County, Colorado. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,681.Geography
Basalt is located at 39°22'6" North, 107°2'18" West (39.368382, -107.038263)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²). 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.03% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,681 people, 1,052 households, and 637 families residing in the town. The population density is 539.1/km² (1,394.8/mi²). There are 1,218 housing units at an average density of 244.9/km² (633.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 91.53% White, 0.48% African American, 0.52% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 4.77% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. 11.75% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,052 households out of which 34.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% are married couples living together, 7.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% are non-families. 24.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 2.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.55 and the average family size is 3.00. In the town the population is spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 42.3% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 108.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 110.6 males. The median income for a household in the town is $67,200, and the median income for a family is $73,375. Males have a median income of $40,791 versus $30,532 for females. The per capita income for the town is $30,746. 6.3% of the population and 4.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.9% are under the age of 18 and 6.8% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Basalt, Colorado."
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Basalt is a city located in Bingham County, Idaho. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 419.Geography
Basalt is located at 43°18'51" North, 112°9'49" West (43.314270, -112.163571)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 419 people, 121 households, and 106 families residing in the city. The population density is 557.9/km² (1,457.8/mi²). There are 133 housing units at an average density of 177.1/km² (462.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 84.96% White, 0.00% African American, 4.77% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 8.35% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races. 14.80% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 121 households out of which 47.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.7% are married couples living together, 8.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 11.6% are non-families. 11.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.46 and the average family size is 3.68. In the city the population is spread out with 37.5% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 28 years. For every 100 females there are 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 107.9 males. The median income for a household in the city is $36,719, and the median income for a family is $38,542. Males have a median income of $28,750 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city is $13,185. 10.9% of the population and 7.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.1% are under the age of 18 and 7.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Basalt, Idaho."
Crosswords: Basalt |
| English words defined with "basalt": aphanite ♦ basaltic, Basaltiform, Basaltoid ♦ Crustated ♦ Dolerite ♦ eruptive ♦ Gtraystone ♦ Irish touchstone ♦ Melaphyre, Melilite ♦ Rosetta stone ♦ tachylite, Tachylyte ♦ volcanic, Volcanic rocks ♦ Whinstone ♦ Zeolite. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "basalt": autometamorphism ♦ CUPOLA CHARGER, INSULATION, CUPOLA OPERATOR, INSULATION ♦ flood basalt ♦ Moabite stone, mugearite, multiple-vent basalt ♦ oceanic rocks, ophiolite ♦ picrite basalt, plateau basalt ♦ shield basalt, spilite, spilitization, sudburite ♦ tholeiite, trachybasalt ♦ whin float. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Basalt" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Afrikaan (basalt, whimstone), Dutch (basalt, whimstone), Faeroese (basalt, whimstone), German (basalt, whimstone), Manx (basalt), Swedish (basalt). |
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 | Vegetation making inroads into basalt field. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | A spotted goosefish on basalt boulder in 780 meters off Hawaii. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |
 | Sub taking samples on a deep sea basalt bed off Hawaii. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |  | The prehistoric Micronesian city of Nan Madol - Basalt "logs" came from miles away. Credit: Small World. |
 | Getting ready to land on the stairway to Nan Madol - a prehistoric Micronesian city constructed of basalt "logs." Basalt was quarried miles away. Credit: Small World. |  | The larger buildings at Nan Madol are quite impressive. Note the thickness of the larger basalt "log" in the structure. Credit: Small World. |
 | Seawall and buildings built of basalt "logs" at Nan Madol. Credit: Small World. |  | Galapagos sea lions - Zalophus californianus wollebacki - lounging on basalt blocks along a volcanic rock shoreline. Credit: Small World. |
 | Hexagonal Basalt along the Lower Salmon RiverCottonwood Field OfficeUCSCUpper Columbia Salmon Clearwater District. Credit: Antonia Hedrick. |  | Basalt columns with fracturesFour RiversLSRDLower Snake River District. Credit: Terry Maley. |
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| "Basalt columns 3" by L L Commentary: "Close up on the basalt columns, Isle of Staffa, Scotland." |
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| "Basalt" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.88% of the time. "Basalt" is used about 96 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 96.88% | 93 | 34,067 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.08% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 1.04% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 96 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Basalt, CO (town, FIPS 4935) 2. Basalt, ID (city, FIPS 5230) |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "basalt": basalt-andesite-dacite-rhyolite, basalt-covered. | |
Ending with "basalt": oceanic-island-basalt, oceanic-ridge-basalt, trachyte-basalt. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
basalt | 91 | real estate basalt | 3 |
basalt colorado | 78 | basalt river stone | 3 |
basalt rock | 17 | basalt massage rock | 3 |
basalt stone | 12 | basalt rock wall | 3 |
basalt massage | 12 | basalt realty | 3 |
basalt colorado real estate | 7 | basalt igneous rock | 3 |
basalt marble sonoran stone stone stone | 6 | basalt columnar | 2 |
basalt marble sonoran | 5 | basalt wedgwood | 2 |
basalt column | 5 | basalt high school | 2 |
basalt fiber | 5 | basalt picture | 2 |
basalt flood | 4 | basalt hotel | 2 |
basalt idaho | 3 | basalt inn | 2 |
aspen basalt campground | 3 | basalt split | 2 |
basalt black | 3 | basalt fibre | 2 |
basalt campground | 2 | ||
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| Language | Translations for "basalt"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | basalt (whimstone). (various references) | |
Arabic | البازلت, بازلتي, بازلت حجر بركاني. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | вид черен порцелан, базалтов (basaltic), базалт. (various references) | |
Chinese | 玄武岩 (Basaltic). (various references) | |
Czech | èediè. (various references) | |
Danish | basalt. (various references) | |
Dutch | basalt (whimstone). (various references) | |
Esperanto | bazalto (whimstone). (various references) | |
Faeroese | basalt (whimstone). (various references) | |
Farsi | نوعی سنگ چخماق یااتش فشانی سیاه . (various references) | |
Finnish | basaltti. (various references) | |
French | basalte. (various references) | |
German | basalt (whimstone). (various references) | |
Greek | βασάλτησ, βασάλτης, μελανόλιθοσ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | בשנית, בזלת. (various references) | |
Hungarian | bazalt (whimstone). (various references) | |
Indonesian | batu padat. (various references) | |
Italian | basalto. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 玄武岩 (whin). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | げんぶがん (whin). (various references) | |
Korean | 현무암. (various references) | |
Manx | basalt. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | asaltbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | basalto (whimstone). (various references) | |
Romanian | bazalt. (various references) | |
Russian | базальт. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | bazalt. (various references) | |
Spanish | basalto (whimstone). (various references) | |
Swedish | basalt. (various references) | |
Thai | หินภูเขาไฟ. (various references) | |
Turkish | bazalt (basaltic), volkanik karataş. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | базальт (touchstone). (various references) | |
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| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | basanites. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "basalt": basaltes, basaltic, basalts. (additional references) | |
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"Basalt" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: absat, asalt, Bansal, Basaula, Bashala, basial, bassat, Basualdo, baual, Bawaeth, bazaat, bazalt, bealt, besal, bessal, Bhagat, Bisaltai, Biswal, brasato, dbaselv, faisait, fasolt. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "basalt" (pronounced busô"lt) |
| 5 | -u s ô" l t | assault. |
| 4 | -s ô" l t | salt, Sault. |
| 3 | -ô" l t | default, exalt, fault, Gault, halt, malt, vault. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: tablas. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-l-s-t" | |
-1 letter: albas, atlas, baals, balas, balsa, basal, blast, blats, tabla, talas. | |
-2 letters: aals, abas, alas, alba, albs, alts, baal, baas, bals, bast, bats, blat, labs, last, lats, salt, slab, slat, stab, tabs, tala. | |
-3 letters: aal, aas, aba, abs, ala, alb, als, alt, baa, bal, bas, bat, lab, las, lat, sab, sal, sat, tab, tas. | |
-4 letters: aa. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-l-s-t" | |
+1 letter: ablates, ablauts, albatas, atabals, balatas, ballast, basalts, lambast. | |
+2 letters: abettals, abuttals, arbalest, arbalist, ballasts, ballista, basaltes, basaltic, blastema, blastoma, blastula, cabalist, castable, eatables, fastball, labiates, lambaste, lambasts, sailboat, satiable, satiably, statable, tableaus, tambalas, tastable, taxables, wastable. | |
+3 letters: ablations, ablatives, ablegates, alabaster, albatross, alphabets, ambulates, arbalests, arbalists, astrolabe, backtalks, baldpates, balladist, ballasted, ballistae, bangtails, baptismal, barbitals, basipetal, bastardly, battalias, beanstalk, betrayals, bicoastal, blastemal, blastemas, blastomas, blastulae, blastulas, boatloads, brantails, cabalists, capablest, faltboats, fastballs, flatboats, lambasted, lambastes, layabouts, meatballs, sailboats, sandblast, saturable, stableman, stackable, stageable, stainable, stateable, stealable, tabulates, tailbacks, trapballs. | |
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