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Basanite vs Basalt - What's the difference?

basanite | basalt |

As nouns the difference between basanite and basalt

is that basanite is a basaltic extrusive rock, similar to chert while basalt is a hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.

basanite

English

Noun

(wikipedia basanite) (en noun)
  • (geology) A basaltic extrusive rock, similar to chert

    • Synonyms

    * lydite

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    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

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