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Basalt - in use

Basalt in use
© public domain, taken by Powerkites16


Basalt thin section
Thin section 		Basalt hand specimen
Hand specimen
Basalt thin section x-polars
Thin section x-polars 		Basalt close up
Close-up
Basalt exposure
Exposure 		Basalt in use
Rock in use
Basalt – dark-coloured, fine-grained (too small to be seen) interlocking crystals (dark-coloured crystals are usually rich in iron/magnesium) – a fine-grained, dark-coloured, iron/magnesium-rich igneous rock, often with gas holes