Basalts

/bəˈsɔːlts/ noun

Plural of basalt; dark, fine-grained volcanic rocks formed from the solidification of lava.

From Greek 'basanites' (touchstone stone used for testing precious metals). The plural 's' follows standard English noun pluralization of Greek-origin words adapted into English.

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