BASALT

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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.

2.
n.

An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain.


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