Natural rock pools in basalt rock, 5 km. west of Mecatan. From Wordnik.com. [Nayarit: San Blas, Tepic and in between] Reference
Curious varnished and painted vases, idols in basalt and skeletons were in it. From Wordnik.com. [Six Months in Mexico] Reference
Most lava flows consist of basalt, which is a silicate. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American] Reference
The least explosive type of volcano is called a basalt plateau. From Wordnik.com. [Volcano] Reference
The sand on Mars is from basalt, which is a darkish gray color. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Incredible picture of stuff on Mars] Reference
The youngest volcanic rock is Mt. Lidgbird basalt, which is present in lava flows up to 30 m thick. From Wordnik.com. [Lord Howe Island Group, Australia] Reference
The basalt is the same as that which caps the sandstone hills of the Vindhya range throughout Mâlwâ. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official] Reference
These caves are all formed of what learned people call basalt, which means rocks moulded by the action of fire. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
The stones were of basalt, which is a volcanic rock, very permanent and durable in character, and as hard almost as iron. From Wordnik.com. [Rollo on the Rhine] Reference
Volcanic rocks such as basalt are produced as a result of volcanic activity. From Wordnik.com. [Aquifer] Reference
In others, particularly hard rock such as basalt, the bacteriological quality may be good. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
It contains a squatting female figure in hard brown lava, like the one in black basalt which is drawn in. From Wordnik.com. [Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern] Reference
Every Martian meteorite discovered contains tough volcanic rocks, such as basalt, that solidified from cooling lava. From Wordnik.com. [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference
This gives the impression that basalt, which is the oldest rock, is moving up over the younger strata, "the researcher said. From Wordnik.com. [RIA Novosti] Reference
The sculptors of this age excelled in the skill with which they cut and polished the hardest stones, such as basalt, diorite, and granite. From Wordnik.com. [Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers] Reference
Then houses, a mosque, and a black basalt fortress. From Wordnik.com. [Jordan's green crusade] Reference
High cliffs of basalt are the confines of the water. From Wordnik.com. [Byeways in Palestine] Reference
West Coast basalt was one of the better mysteries of North. From Wordnik.com. [BEFORE THE NEBRASKA SEA] Reference
Great cliffs of what seemed black basalt gleamed high over them. From Wordnik.com. [The Raid on the Termites] Reference
The material is basalt and Volvic lava, which admits of a very sharp edge. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
There are some, however, of smaller dimensions made of sandstone and basalt. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
A good solid rock, like basalt, can be cut into slices of about 3/32 inch thick. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
Arcuentu, a mountain between Orestano and Ales formed of horizontal layers of basalt. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition.] Reference
The colossal Egyptian statues are generally of granite, basalt, porphyry, or sandstone. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
Here the basalt terminated, and a red porous formation began, which crumbled in the hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier'] Reference
Limestone, flint, and basalt, and thorny shrubs, cover the face of the wilderness country. From Wordnik.com. [The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1] Reference
This appearance is the result of immense pillars of basalt crossing the rock in even lines. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
At the head of this hall, in a sitting posture, is the black basalt statue of Thothmes III. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Then rejoined my friends, by galloping along a Roman road, paved with blocks of dark basalt. From Wordnik.com. [Byeways in Palestine] Reference
It is a sort of pier or promontory of columnar basalt, projecting from the north coast of Antrim. From Wordnik.com. [Shepp's Photographs of the World] Reference
The rocks of which the Mountain is composed are mainly andesites of different classes and basalt. From Wordnik.com. [The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier'] Reference
It was thrown into steam with explosive force, and great quantities of mud and balls of basalt were ejected. From Wordnik.com. [Wonders of Creation] Reference
We had reached the point of the eastern desert of Jordan where the sands turns black with volcanic basalt rock. From Wordnik.com. [Jordan's green crusade] Reference
Park, glistens like jet, is opaque and rises like basalt in almost vertical columns, from the shore of Beaver Lake. From Wordnik.com. [Shepp's Photographs of the World] Reference
Surrounded by the tall grey trees, Jason felt as out of place in on the mountain as the granite boulder was on its sea of basalt. From Wordnik.com. [BEFORE THE NEBRASKA SEA] Reference
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