basalt
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BASALT, Colo. — Claudia Cunningham had never voted for a Republican in her life.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022
BASALT, in petrology, one of the oldest rock names, supposed to be derived from an Ethiopian word basal, signifying a stone which yields iron; according to Pliny, the first basalts were obtained in Ethiopia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
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Black and Gray
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