Term: basalt (mining)
Definition:
One of the common trap rocks. It is composed of Augite and feldspar, is hard, compact and dark green, or black, and often has a regular columnar form.
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[Source: "Glossary of Miners' & Mineral Terms" in St. John, John R. A True Description of the Lake Superior Country ... (New York, W. H. Graham, 1846).]
