Usually means: Basaltic rock, low in silica.
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▸ noun:  (geology) An igneous basaltic rock, formed from magma rich in magnesium and iron.

Similar:
tephrite, tonalite, thinolite, lithiophorite, lithiophilite, leucitite, troilite, oolith, tainiolite, tephroite, more...

Adjectives:
olivine, oceanic, abyssal, hawaiian, arc, typical, average, island, ocean, continental, primitive

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Similar:
tephrite, tonalite, thinolite, lithiophorite, lithiophilite, leucitite, troilite, oolith, tainiolite, tephroite, more...

Adjectives:
olivine, oceanic, abyssal, hawaiian, arc, typical, average, island, ocean, continental, primitive



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