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Basalt vs Obsidian - What's the difference?

basalt | obsidian |

As nouns the difference between basalt and obsidian

is that basalt is basalt while obsidian is obsidian.

basalt

English

(wikipedia basalt)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
  • A type of unglazed pottery.

    • Derived terms

    * basaltic

    Anagrams

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    obsidian

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (mineral) a type of black glass produced by volcanoes

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (poetic) black