basalt

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BOISE, Idaho—Each afternoon at around 4:30, the earth here shakes from a series of controlled explosions, as engineers blast through basalt bedrock to flatten out the ground underneath a gigantic new semiconductor factory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

“This is a fresh basalt here,” says Dr Voight, showing me a lump of black rock taken from a recent volcanic eruption, and riddled with tiny holes.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2024

One such approach, called enhanced rock weathering, involves spreading finely ground silicate rocks, like basalt, on the ground or the ocean, which absorb carbon dioxide from the air as they weather in the rain.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

An enormous basalt cascading fountain engineered to appear like the rippling surface of water echoes the constantly moving tides and chop of nearby Elliott Bay.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024

They had a very long way to go still, but they flew without pause except for essential maintenance, and the commander, the Afric King Ogunwe, kept in twice-daily touch with the basalt fortress.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman