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basanite

[ bas-uh-nahyt, baz- ]

noun

Petrography.
  1. a basaltic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, olivine, and augite.


basanite

/ ˈ²úæ²õəˌ²Ô²¹Éª³Ù /

noun

  1. a black basaltic rock containing plagioclase, augite, olivine, and nepheline, leucite, or analcite, formerly used as a touchstone
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Origin of basanite1

1745–55; < Latin ²ú²¹²õ²¹²ÔÄ«³Ùŧ²õ; basalt
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of basanite1

C18: see basalt
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Basanite, bas′an-īt, n. a kind of quartz serviceable for testing the purity of the precious metals by the marks made.

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In the fourth, again, he was seen converting the ill-advised Battus into that stone that is called basanite; and in the fifth and last was his slaying, so cunningly achieved, of the many-eyed Argus.

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Let him be an old shepherd seated, showing with the forefinger of the right arm the place where the cattle were hidden, and leaning with the left arm on a stick or rod, the herdsman's staff; and from the waist downwards he must be of black stone of the colour of basanite, into which stone he was converted.

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Or is he a kind of basanite for bunches, and do they come out on us at the sight of him?

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The flows from Kibo include nepheline and leucite basanite lavas rich in soda felspars.

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