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Basalt vs Pentagonite - What's the difference?

basalt | pentagonite |

As nouns the difference between basalt and pentagonite

is that basalt is a hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust while pentagonite is a silicate of calcium and vanadium found in basalts and tuffs.

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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    pentagonite

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (mineralogy) A silicate of calcium and vanadium found in basalts and tuffs
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