basalt

Example Sentences

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The imagery, taken during a 10 March flyby, indicates that Deimos’s surface is covered by volcanic basalts like those on Mars, with no signs of the carbon-rich rock more often found on asteroids.

From Science Magazine

Stop off at Beacon Rock State Park and hike a breathless mile to the 848-foot-tall summit of the basalt plug.

From Seattle Times

You can still walk the original road, over Roman basalt paving stones, the grooves worn by carriage wheels still visible beneath your feet.

From National Geographic

Researchers also uncovered celts, or ax heads, made from shell and stone, including some made from basalt that likely came from the distant Appalachians.

From Science Magazine

From the wave-lashed basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway to the jutting prow of the Titanic museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland is restyling itself as a tourist destination, famous for attractions other than the Troubles.

From New York Times