Basalt Photos
Basalt Photos
Basalt Photos
last edited:
5/15/13
number of photos: 57
Basalt is a common, fine-grained (aphanitic), dark-colored volcanic rock.
Its
mineral content is primarily pyroxene and calcium-rich
plagioclase feldspar. Magnetite is almost always present.
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basalt, amygdaloidal:
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basalt, cinders:
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basalt, fresh broken surface: 1 2 3 4 5 6
basalt, oxidized:
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basalt, pahoehoe lava flows:
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basalt, scoria:
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basalt, scoria-oxidized:
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basalt with copper:
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basalt with spinel:
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basalt with olivine:
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basalt with olivine-Hawaii:
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basalt, vesicular:
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basalt, porphyritic:
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