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The 83 pages that link to Basalt, each with the reason it gives.

• Oceanic crustRelated: Basalt makes up most of the crust’s upper volcanic layer.

• Lava flowRelated: Basaltic lava is relatively fluid and often forms extensive flows.

• Partial meltingRelated: Basaltic magma commonly represents extracted melt from mantle sources.

• PlagioclaseRelated: Plagioclase is a major mineral in many basalts and helps reveal their crystallization history.

• PyroxeneRelated: Pyroxene is a common major mineral in basalt.

• Silicate weatheringRelated: Its reactive mineral content makes basalt a candidate for enhanced weathering and field studies.

• VestaRelated: Basaltic rocks cover much of Vesta’s surface.

• Columnar jointingRelated: Basalt is the rock type in many of the best-known columnar jointing exposures.

• InosilicateRelated: Pyroxene makes basalt a common setting for single-chain inosilicates.

• Mantle xenolithRelated: Basaltic magmas commonly carry mantle xenoliths to the surface.

• Strombolian eruptionRelated: Basaltic magma often has the fluidity that permits bubbles to rise and burst repeatedly.

• Victoria FallsRelated: The hard basalt layers around the falls fracture and guide the river's erosion.

• DrakensbergRelated: The basalt cap resists erosion and helps preserve the range’s steep escarpment.

• Ellora CavesRelated: The site’s basalt cliffs provided the continuous rock mass its monuments required.

• Giant's CausewayRelated: The Causeway’s columns are made of this volcanic rock.

• SurtseyRelated: Basaltic lava built more resistant parts of Surtsey after explosive activity waned.

• AnorthiteRelated: Calcium-rich plagioclase, including anorthite-rich compositions, commonly crystallizes in basaltic magma.

• AmphiboliteRelated: Basalt can become amphibolite through regional metamorphism.

• Lōʻihi SeamountRelated: Its eruptions produce basaltic lava characteristic of Hawaiian shield volcanoes.

• Nan MadolRelated: Nan Madol’s signature walls use long basalt columns stacked in alternating directions.

• ScoriaRelated: Scoria commonly forms from basaltic lava, though its texture sets it apart.

• Abraham Gottlob WernerRelated: Basalt’s volcanic origin undermined Werner’s classification of it as a water-deposited rock.

• Ground stoneRelated: Basalt's toughness made it suitable for many grinding and pounding tools.

• Iguazu FallsRelated: Layered basalt forms the resistant rock over which the river plunges.

• OlmecsRelated: Olmec sculptors shaped massive basalt blocks transported from distant volcanic sources.

• Tibesti MountainsRelated: Basaltic lava flows contribute to the range’s volcanic landscapes.

• AugiteRelated: Augite is a frequent dark mineral in basalt’s groundmass and crystals.

• Channeled ScablandsRelated: Flood erosion exposed and scoured the basalt bedrock underlying much of the Scablands.

• GreenschistRelated: Basalt is a common protolith for greenschist in metamorphosed oceanic crust.

• Upper mantleRelated: Much basalt originates from partial melting of the upper mantle.

• HallasanRelated: Basaltic lava is a principal material in Jeju’s volcanic landscape.

• Hawaii hotspotRelated: The hotspot’s lavas are predominantly basaltic, recording partial melting of mantle rock.

• Lava fieldRelated: Basaltic eruptions commonly produce extensive lava fields.

• Leizhou PeninsulaRelated: Basaltic rocks record the peninsula’s volcanic origins.

• Mandara MountainsRelated: Basaltic rocks contribute to the range’s volcanic landscape.

• Chaîne des PuysRelated: Basaltic lavas built many flows and cones across the volcanic field.

• CliffRelated: Basalt can form columned coastal cliffs, as at Giant’s Causeway.

• Craters of the Moon National Monument and PreserveRelated: Basalt flows make up much of the monument’s rugged surface.

• Olmec colossal headsRelated: The heads were carved from basalt blocks transported from distant volcanic sources.

• Elephanta CavesRelated: The caves and their sculpture were carved into the island’s basalt.

• HaleakalāRelated: Basaltic lava makes up much of Haleakalā’s volcanic structure.

• Hoggar MountainsRelated: Basaltic lava flows occur among the massif’s volcanic formations.

• Multnomah FallsRelated: The resistant volcanic rock gives the falls its steep gorge walls and ledges.

• Peter I IslandRelated: Basaltic rocks are among the volcanic materials reported on the island.

• PigeoniteRelated: Pigeonite occurs in some basalts and helps characterize their crystallization history.

• Plagioclase feldspar solid solution seriesRelated: Basalts carry the calcic end of the series as their characteristic feldspar.

• DettifossRelated: Basalt layers frame the waterfall and canyon walls.

• Geology of VenusRelated: Venus’s plains are widely interpreted as basaltic lava, though direct rock samples are absent.

• Helmcken FallsRelated: Basaltic flows in the area provide much of the resistant rock around the falls.

• Jebel MarraRelated: Basaltic rocks are among the volcanic materials found across the massif.