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ALL meanings of basanite

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  • noun basanite a black basaltic rock containing plagioclase, augite, olivine, and nepheline, leucite, or analcite, formerly used as a touchstone 3
  • noun basanite a basaltic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, olivine, and augite. 1
  • noun basanite (geology) A basaltic extrusive rock, similar to chert. 1
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