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The flows from Kibo include nepheline and leucite basanite lavas rich in soda felspars.
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Basanite is also known as Lydian stone or touchstone on account of its use for trying the purity of metals.
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Basanite, bas′an-īt, n. a kind of quartz serviceable for testing the purity of the precious metals by the marks made.
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Or is he a kind of basanite for bunches, and do they come out on us at the sight of him?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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