basalt
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Iron was released from weathering basalt and carried underground by acidic groundwater.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
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
The basalt highway led gradually downward, and after a while the slope increased, so the creatures could freewheel.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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