(petrology) Igneous rock that is fine-grained and contains basalt, diabase, and dolerite; if andesite is included the rock is dark in color.
basaltic rock
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- macedonite
- shoshonite (petrology)
- basaltic lava (petrology)
- basanite (petrology)
- shot copper (geology)
- sima
- amygdaloid
- Pohnpei (state, Micronesia/Carolineis)
- Dolerite (mineralogy and petrology)
- moon (in astronomy)
- quartz
- Facies (geology)
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