basaltic
Like cooled lava
Basaltic describes things made of or relating to basalt, a dark volcanic rock that forms when lava cools rapidly.
The term appears in geological contexts: basaltic lava flows, basaltic columns, basaltic terrain.
Basalt is the most common rock on Earth's surface and covers much of the ocean floor.
Closely packed together
- heavyOf great mass
- darkAbsence of light
- fine-grainedComposed of minute particles
- vesicularHaving small sacs
porous · glassy · crystalline · massive · compact · solid · hard · durable
Violent sudden release
- lavaErupted liquid stone
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- fissureNarrow crack in rock
- hotspotArea of notable activity
mantle · caldera · crater · vent · Hawaii · Kilauea · Mauna Loa · Iceland
Erupted liquid stone
- magmaMolten rock underground
- columnarShaped like a pillar
- hexagonalSix-edged polygon's form
- outcropSurfacing native stone
formation · crust · oceanic · flood · plateau · vesicular · massive · fine-grained
dense
Closely packed together
- heavyOf great mass
- darkAbsence of light
- fine-grainedComposed of minute particles
vesicular · porous · glassy · crystalline · massive · compact · solid · hard · durable · rough
eruption
Violent sudden release
hotspot · mantle · caldera · crater · vent · Hawaii · Kilauea · Mauna Loa · Iceland · Deccan Traps
lava
Erupted liquid stone
outcrop · formation · crust · oceanic · flood · plateau · vesicular · massive · fine-grained · bedrock
silicate
Oxygen-bound crystal compound
magnetite · iron · magnesium · calcium · mineral · crystalline · glassy · alkaline · enriched
scoria
Porous volcanic ejecta
- volcano wordsactive, dormant, extinct, molten, eruptive
- geologicaligneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, tectonic, seismic
- mineral propertiesadamantine, vitreous, metallic, pearly, resinous
- rock texturescoarse-grained, fine-grained, grainy, gritty, massive
- basalt columnsPrismatic volcanic rock formations
- flood basaltVast volcanic rock layer