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Basalt
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain.
(2):
(n.) A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Basalt'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/basalt.html. 1828.