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Basaltic parent material tends to generate very fertile soils because it also provides phosphorus, along with significant amounts of iron, magnesium, and calcium.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Basaltic minerals in the mudstone are similar to those in nearby eolian deposits.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 23, 2014

Gravel and volcanic sand forming banks of the lake and rim of old crater; L. Sheet of trachytic lava with columnar structure; B. Basaltic dyke; S. Devonian slate, etc.

From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Hull, Edward

Basaltic rocks lie scattered about in every direction. 

From Adventures in New Guinea by Chalmers, James

Basaltic and trachytic hills, either isolated or in chains, rise at a distance of about half a mile from the sea-shore, which is winding and shelving.

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis