Hand sample of Basalt
Hand sample of Basalt, an extrusive igneous rock composed of calcic plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and occasionally olivine. Accessory minerals are sometimes visible. Basalt has an aphanitic (microcrystalline) texture; the mineral grains are too small to
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