basalt
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They are clad variously in red porphyry, black basalt, gray granite and yellowish sandstone from nearby Montjuïc, with emblems symbolizing the four evangelists, the 12 apostles and an assortment of Catholic saints and geographic regions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
They found that large areas of solid basalt or magmatic rock best match the data.
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
The 129-foot waterfall — a wide curtain of white water cascading from a basalt cliff face — generates its own rainbow and once was dubbed the “Eighth Wonder of the World” by President Theodore Roosevelt.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 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
Most of us lack expert knowledge of the flaking properties of flint and basalt and the fine motor skills needed to work them precisely.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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