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Basaltic vs Mafic - What's the difference?

basaltic | mafic |

As adjectives the difference between basaltic and mafic

is that basaltic is of or pertaining to basalt while mafic is (geology) describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron.

As a noun mafic is

a rock with such properties.

basaltic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to basalt.

    • Anagrams

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    mafic

    English

    (wikipedia mafic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (geology) Describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron.
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 60:
  • *:As a whole, rocks of this type are referred to as mafic , because of the importance of magnesium and iron in their composition.

    • Derived terms

    * ultramafic

    Synonyms

    * basic

    Antonyms

    * felsic * acidic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rock with such properties.