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

• Igneous rockBroader topic: Basalt is a widespread example of rapidly cooled mafic magma.

• Flood basaltBroader topic: Its solidified lava is the defining rock of flood-basalt sequences.

• LavaBroader topic: Basaltic lava is typically fluid enough to travel far from its vent.

• Carbon mineralizationBroader topic: Basalt contains reactive calcium- and magnesium-bearing minerals used in subsurface mineralization.

• Volcanic rockBroader topic: It is a widespread product of fluid, low-silica lava.

• Macquarie IslandBroader topic: Basaltic rocks on the island record the formation of oceanic crust.

• NeptunismBroader topic: Its widespread occurrence made basalt a decisive test of whether rocks could form from water.

• Extrusive rockBroader topic: Basalt is a common extrusive rock formed from relatively low-silica lava.

• Nicolas DesmarestBroader topic: Desmarest traced Auvergne’s basalt formations to lava flows that cooled into rock.