basanite

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In the fourth, again, he was seen converting the ill-advised Battus into that stone that is called basanite; and in the fifth and last was his slaying, so cunningly achieved, of the many-eyed Argus.

From Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 10 (of 10) Bronzino to Vasari, & General Index. by Vasari, Giorgio

The flows from Kibo include nepheline and leucite basanite lavas rich in soda felspars.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

Or is he a kind of basanite for bunches, and do they come out on us at the sight of him?

From Friendship Village by Gale, Zona

But in a historical and scientific point of view, the whole country lying about the basanite roots of Snaefell is most interesting.

From Letters from High Latitudes by Dufferin, Lord