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bas⋅a⋅nite

  [bas-uh-nahyt, baz-]
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–noun Petrography.
a basaltic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, olivine, and augite.
Origin:
1745–55; < L basanītēs; see basalt
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basanite

extrusive igneous rock that contains calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (usually labradorite or bytownite), feldspathoid (usually nepheline or leucite), olivine, and pyroxene (titanaugite). Basanite grades into tephrite, which contains no olivine.

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