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
The worst affected are the basalt columns that make up The Loom – 10 ft high leaning towers of rock.
From BBC • May 27, 2025
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
The wind had blown the ash from the ice and the ice was black and the creek looked like a path of basalt winding through the woods.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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