Basalt-A

Basalt-A Vanessa Lancaster > ===== =====
 * =====Basalt is Intrusive =====
 * 1-3 mm it is finely grained
 * It is dark colored with white in it sometimes
 * it forms from lava. When a volcano erupts it settles in the ground and forms underground
 * The minerals that are in this rock are Plagioclose and Pyroxene.
 * It forms almost everywhere. Since it forms from volcanic eruption it forms all over the world
 * Basalt is used for floor tiles and on some roads. It is also used as "therapy stones" but mostly known as "Hot Rocks" for when you get a massage.
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 * http://www4.nau.edu/meteorite/Meteorite/Book-Textures.html
 * http://geology.com/rocks/basalt.shtml