basalt

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BOISE, Idaho—Each afternoon at around 4:30, the earth here shakes from a series of controlled explosions, as engineers blast through basalt bedrock to flatten out the ground underneath a gigantic new semiconductor factory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Iceland has an abundance of volcanic basalt, and this bedrock acts like a storage reservoir.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2024

One such approach, called enhanced rock weathering, involves spreading finely ground silicate rocks, like basalt, on the ground or the ocean, which absorb carbon dioxide from the air as they weather in the rain.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

An enormous basalt cascading fountain engineered to appear like the rippling surface of water echoes the constantly moving tides and chop of nearby Elliott Bay.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024

So' she held herself at the far end of the basalt slab they were using for a table.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin