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Magnesium- and iron-rich extrusive igneous rock
Basalt (UK: /ˈbæsɒlt, -ɔːlt, -əlt/; US: /bəˈsɔːlt, ˈbeɪsɔːlt/) is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity
Basalt
Very large volume eruption of basalt lava
A flood basalt (or plateau basalt) is the result of a giant volcanic eruption or series of eruptions that covers large stretches of land or the ocean
Flood_basalt
Continental flood basalt province in the Western United States
The Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) is the youngest, smallest and one of the best-preserved continental flood basalt provinces on Earth, covering over
Columbia_River_Basalt_Group
Topics referred to by the same term
Basalt columns may refer to: Columnar basalt Columnar joints Basalt Columns [uk], a geological nature monument near the village Bazaltove, Ukraine List
Basalt_columns
Subcompact crossover SUV
Citroën Basalt is a subcompact crossover SUV developed for emerging markets such as India and South America. The design was previewed by the "Basalt Vision"
Citroën_Basalt
Town in Colorado, US
Basalt is a home rule town located in Eagle and Pitkin counties, Colorado, United States. The town population was 3,984 at the 2020 United States census
Basalt,_Colorado
Structural fibres spun from molten basalt
Basalt fibers are made from basalt by melting it and then turning the melt into fibers. Basalt is an igneous rock formed from magma that cools rapidly
Basalt_fiber
Type of volcanic rock
composition. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between silica-poor basalt and silica-rich rhyolite. It is fine-grained (aphanitic) to porphyritic
Andesite
Volcanic rock that is intermediate in composition between basalt and andesite
Basaltic andesite or andesibasalt is a volcanic rock that is intermediate in composition between basalt and andesite. It is a type of low silica andesite
Basaltic_andesite
Island of Hong Kong
Basalt Island or Fo Shek Chau (Chinese: 火石洲; Sidney Lau: Foh2 Sek6 Jau1) is an island of Hong Kong and administratively part of Sai Kung District. Together
Basalt_Island
Topics referred to by the same term
Basalt is a common igneous rock. Basalt may also refer to: Basalt, Queensland, a locality in the Charters Towers Region, Australia Basalt, Victoria, a
Basalt_(disambiguation)
Variety of high-magnesium basalt that is very rich in the mineral olivine
Picrite basalt or picrobasalt is a variety of high-magnesium olivine basalt that is very rich in the mineral olivine. It is dark with yellow-green olivine
Picrite_basalt
River in the Korean peninsula
amount of basalt covered the Hantangang River area, forming the Cheorwon-Pyeonggang lava plateau. Later, the Hantangang River waters eroded the basalt, creating
Hantan_River
Waterfall in British Colombia, Canada
Basalt Falls is a waterfall on the Dean River in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, located north of the community of
Basalt_Falls
Plateau in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho in the United States
River Basalt Group consists of seven formations: The Steens Basalt, Imnaha Basalt, Grande Ronde Basalt, Picture Gorge Basalt, Prineville Basalt, Wanapum
Columbia_Plateau
Historic site in Phú Yên Province, Vietnam
Sea Cliff of Stone Plates") is a seashore area of uniformly interlocking basalt rock columns located along the coast in An Ninh Đông, Tuy An District, Phú
Ganh_Da_Dia
Series of sub-alkaline magmas
include tholeiitic basalt, ferro-basalt, tholeiitic basaltic andesite, tholeiitic andesite, dacite and rhyolite. The variety of basalt in the series was
Tholeiitic_magma_series
Formation of columnar jointed igneous rock
A basalt fan structure is a basalt formation composed of columnar jointed basalt columns that have slumped into a fan shape. Such formations are most likely
Basalt_fan_structure
English pottery and porcelain manufacturer
unglazed. The first of these was what he called "basaltes", now more often "black basalt ware" or just basalt ware, perfected by 1769. This was a tough body
Wedgwood
Rock consolidated from volcanic ash
high-silica rhyolitic ash to low-silica basaltic ash, and tuffs are likewise described as rhyolitic, andesitic, basaltic, and so on. The most straightforward
Tuff
Polygonal stone columns
volcanic rocks exists in many places on Earth. Perhaps the most famous basalt lava flow in the world is the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, in which
List of places with columnar jointed volcanics
List_of_places_with_columnar_jointed_volcanics
Large region of volcanic rock in Russia
province, in Siberia, Russia. Large volumes of basaltic lava covered a large expanse of Siberia in a flood basalt event. The massive eruptive event that formed
Siberian_Traps
Suburb of Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia
Basalt is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Basalt had a population of 215 people. In the north
Basalt,_Queensland
Geologic formation in Sinop Province, Turkey
Basalt Rocks (Turkish: Bazalt Kayalıkları) are volcanic rock outcrops in the form of columnar basalt located in Sinop Province, northern Turkey. The area
Basalt_Rocks
The Hickory Grove Basalt is a large basaltic lava flow in the Culpeper Basin located in the US state of Virginia. Part of the larger Central Atlantic magmatic
Hickory_Grove_Basalt
Volcanic object created when magma hardens within a vent on an active volcano
A volcanic plug, also called a volcanic neck or lava neck, is a volcanic object created when magma hardens within a vent on an active volcano. When present
Volcanic_plug
Basaltic underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic spreading
of basalt known as MORB for mid-ocean ridge basalt, and gabbro below it in the lower oceanic crust. Mid-ocean ridge basalt is a tholeiitic basalt and
Mid-ocean_ridge
Late-Soviet supersonic anti-ship missile
The P-500 Bazalt (Russian: П-500 «Базальт»; English: basalt) is a turbojet-powered, supersonic cruise missile used by the Soviet and Russian navies. Its
P-500_Bazalt
Black sand beach in Iceland
winds, part of the iconic basalt columns collapsed along with significant erosion of the beach. Hálsanefshellir Cave with its basalt columns is located at
Reynisfjara
Ghost town in Nevada, United States
Basalt is a formerly populated place located in Mineral County, Nevada. Basalt was a station on the Carson and Colorado Railway. The Basalt Post Office
Basalt,_Nevada
Volcanic rock
Ocean island basalt (OIB) is a volcanic rock, usually basaltic in composition, erupted in oceans away from tectonic plate boundaries. Although ocean island
Ocean_island_basalt
Stone bowl used with a tejolote to grind foods
but they are not similar in shape. Although true molcajetes are made of basalt, imitations are sometimes made of a mixture of pressed concrete and volcanic
Molcajete
Moon rock
The Lunar basalt 70017 is a Moon rock gathered in 1972 by astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt on the Apollo 17 mission near their Apollo Lunar
Lunar_basalt_70017
Rocks on or from the Moon
Mare basalts come in three distinct series in direct relation to their titanium content: high-Ti basalts, low-Ti basalts, and Very Low-Ti (VLT) basalts. Almost
Moon_rock
Continental flood basalts and oceanic plateaus
Representative continental flood basalts (also known as traps) and oceanic plateaus, together forming a listing of large igneous provinces: List of Oceanic
List of flood basalt provinces
List_of_flood_basalt_provinces
Huge regional accumulation of igneous rocks
continental flood basalts, oceanic plateaus, large dike swarms (the eroded roots of a volcanic province), and volcanic rifted margins. Mafic basalt sea floors
Large_igneous_province
Rock formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
even glassy. Basalt is the most common extrusive igneous rock and forms lava flows, lava sheets and lava plateaus. Some kinds of basalt solidify to form
Igneous_rock
targets – Basaltic lava with a flowing, often ropy appearance Basaltic andesite – Volcanic rock that is intermediate in composition between basalt and andesite
List_of_rock_types
Hot semifluid material found beneath the surface of Earth
viscosity is similar to that of ketchup. Basalt lavas tend to produce low-profile shield volcanoes or flood basalts, because the fluidal lava flows for long
Magma
Water gap in Washington, U.S.
They are part of the massive fissure flood basalts of the Columbia River Basalt Group. During the basalt eruptions, the southern and western Columbia
Wallula_Gap
Type of volcanic rock
Alkali basalt or alkali olivine basalt is a dark-colored, porphyritic volcanic rock usually found in oceanic and continental areas associated with volcanic
Alkali_basalt
The Basalt Headlands are a chain of intermittent high-cliffed bluffs and islands that fringe the northern edge of the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada
Basalt_Headlands
Mountain range in Nova Scotia, Canada
is a 201 million year old sequence of tholeiitic basalts, which contains columnar jointing. The basalts also extend under the Bay of Fundy and parts of
North_Mountain_(Nova_Scotia)
Polygonal stone columns
columns. Columnar jointing occurs in many types of igneous rocks (e.g. basalt, andesite, rhyolite, tuff), and forms as the rock cools and contracts. Columnar
Columnar_jointing
Interlocking basalt columns in Northern Ireland
Clochán na bhFomhórach) is an area of approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption, part of the
Giant's_Causeway
Rocks in Yukon, Canada
6615028; -135.0285111 The Miles Canyon Basalts represent a package of rocks that include various exposures of basaltic lava flows and cones that erupted and
Miles_Canyon_Basalts
Basalt column canyon in East Iceland
as Studlagil) is a basalt column canyon located in the Jökuldalur valley in East Iceland. Known for its towering hexagonal basalt formations and vivid
Stuðlagil
British raid on channel islands in WW2
49°25′48″N 2°21′54″W / 49.430°N 2.365°W / 49.430; -2.365 Operation Basalt was a small British raid conducted during World War II on Sark during the
Operation_Basalt
Geologic formation in Western Australia
consists of metamorphosed, blue, black, and white bedded chert; pillow basalt; carbonate rocks; minor felsic volcaniclastic sandstone and conglomerate;
Dresser_Formation
City in Bingham County, Idaho, United States
Basalt is a city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States. The population was 357 at the 2020 census. The first settlement at Basalt was made in 1885.
Basalt,_Idaho
Lunar rock collected during the Apollo 15 mission
Lunar Sample 15016, better known as the "Seatbelt Basalt", is a lunar sample discovered and collected on the Apollo 15 mission in 1971 in the Hadley-Apennine
Seatbelt_basalt
Clade of reptiles
extraterrestrial impact event in the Yucatán Peninsula, along with flood basalt volcanism in India. However, the specific mechanisms of the extinction event
Dinosaur
The Alaji Basalts are the youngest series of the Ethiopian flood basalts. The most recent flows are 15 million years old. The name was coined by geologist
Alaji_Basalts
Rock formation in New South Wales, Australia
Blue Mountains Basalts are igneous rocks occurring in the Sydney Basin in eastern Australia. This formation is up to 140 metres thick. Formed in the middle
Blue_Mountains_Basalts
Iron found naturally on Earth that is neither in an ore nor from a meteorite
mixed within basalt rock. The grains are usually 1–5 millimeters in diameter. The grains are usually found individually, separated by the basalt, although
Telluric_iron
Triassic lava bed in the United States
Sander Basalt Sander Basalt is the third and final basalt flow in the Culpeper Basin. Located just east of the Appalachian Mountains in northern Virginia
Sander_Basalt
Member of the Roosevelt family (1919–1948)
on December 21, 1948. He was 29. His C-54 plane crashed on a mountain on Basalt Island, near Sai Kung. All 35 on board were killed instantly. There is no
Quentin_Roosevelt_II
Ecological community in New South Wales
The Blue Mountains and Southern Highlands Basalt Forests are a sclerophyll temperate forest community that stretch from the northern fringes of the Blue
Blue Mountains and Southern Highlands Basalt Forests
Blue_Mountains_and_Southern_Highlands_Basalt_Forests
Assemblage of Upper Triassic and Lower Jurassic sedimentary rocks
Formation (equivalent to the East Berlin Formation) Sander Basalt (equivalent to the Deerfield Basalt Member of the Holyoke Formation) Turkey Run Formation
Newark_Supergroup
National park in Australia
Great Basalt Wall is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1124 km northwest of Brisbane. This national park protects 35,200 ha of land containing
Great Basalt Wall National Park
Great_Basalt_Wall_National_Park
Type of Christian stone cross found in Germany
The basalt cross (German: Basaltkreuz) is a particular type of stone cross found in the Eifel mountains of Germany, bearing witness to the piety of the
Basalt_cross
Rock formation in the Grand Canyon, Arizona
The Cardenas Basalt, also known as either the Cardenas Lava or Cardenas Lavas, is a rock formation that outcrops over an area of about 310 km2 (120 mi2)
Cardenas_Basalt
Silicate mineral or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron
include olivine, pyroxene, amphibole, and biotite. Common mafic rocks include basalt, diabase and gabbro. Mafic rocks often also contain calcium-rich varieties
Mafic
Large igneous province in India
volcanic centres. The Traps consist of many layers of solidified flood basalt that together are more than about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) thick, cover an
Deccan_Traps
Geological formation in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt
Widan el Faras Basalt, literarily "Ears of the Mare" - named for its twin peaks, is a geological formation containing quarries located in northern Egypt
Widan_el_Faras_Basalt
Fire lookout house
Basalt Hill Lookout is a groundhouse and fire lookout overlooking the San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area in California, United States. It was constructed
Basalt_Hill_Lookout
Mountain in India
Deccan Plateau, a large igneous province, it consists of solidified flood basalt dating back to the Cenozoic era. The peak along with the adjoining hills
Kalsubai
Group of three long low ridges in northern New Jersey
boundary to the top of the mountain, to include the springs. The Watchungs are basalt uplifts, geologically similar to the Palisades along the Hudson River. In
Watchung_Mountains
Dam in Netherlands
seaward side is boulder clay with brushwood mattresses above, weighed down by basalt boulders and old concrete. Previous experience had shown that boulder clay
Afsluitdijk
Species of wild buckwheat
Eriogonum codium is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names basalt desert buckwheat and Umtanum Desert wild buckwheat. It is endemic to Washington
Eriogonum_codium
Rock formations in northern Canada
The Natkusiak flood basalts are a sequence of Neoproterozoic continental flood basalts of the Franklin Large Igneous Province on Victoria Island, Canada
Natkusiak_flood_basalts
Island in the southeastern Pacific
southeastern flanks are composed of younger flows consisting of basalt, alkali basalt, hawaiite, mugearite, and benmoreite from eruptive fissures starting
Easter_Island
of basaltic and rhyolitic lava flows that erupted during an episode of widespread basaltic volcanism during the Cretaceous period. The flood basalts are
Madagascar_flood_basalt
Former American industrial company
Basalt Rock Company was a multifaceted industrial operation that was founded in 1920. The company started as a rock quarrying operation located a few miles
Basalt_Rock_Company
2018 wildfire in Colorado
The Lake Christine Fire was a wildfire that burned near Basalt and Carbondale, in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The fire was the result of an
Lake_Christine_Fire
large igneous provinces have produced huge oceanic plateaus and flood basalts in the past. These can comprise hundreds of large eruptions, producing
List of largest volcanic eruptions
List_of_largest_volcanic_eruptions
Dark-colored, fine-grained, non-granitic igneous rock
Types of trap rock include basalt, peridotite, diabase, and gabbro. Trap is also used to refer to flood (plateau) basalts, such as the Deccan Traps and
Trap_rock
The Basalt Waste Isolation Project (BWIP) broke ground at Hanford Site in 1976, conducting tests aimed at siting a safe and isolated repository for reactor
Basalt Waste Isolation Project
Basalt_Waste_Isolation_Project
Species of bird
Sudan, and southern Israel O. l. warriae Shirihai, H & Kirwan, GM, 2011 – basalt desert of eastern Jordan and southern Syria The subspecies O. l. halophila
Mourning_wheatear
Ancient river bed in the U.S. state of Washington
border began to fill the inland sea with lava. In some places the volcanic basalt is 6,600 feet (2,000 m) thick. In other areas granite from the earlier mountains
Grand_Coulee
Geologic formation in New Mexico, USA
The Servilleta Basalt or Servilleta Formation is a geologic formation that underlies most of the Taos Plateau of northern New Mexico. It has a radiometric
Servilleta_Basalt
The Horeke basalts is a disused formation that contained Miocene-Pliocene basalt lava flows that covered a large area in central Northland Region of New
Horeke_basalts
Cultural or commercial name for a number of dimension or building stone varieties
for a number of natural dimension or building stone varieties, including: basalt in Victoria, Australia, and in New Zealand dolerites in Tasmania, Australia;
Bluestone
Ruined ancient city in the Federated States of Micronesia
that megalithic construction at Nan Madol began around AD 1180 when large basalt stones were taken from a volcanic plug on the opposite side of Pohnpei.
Nan_Madol
Earth's most severe extinction event
scientific consensus is that the main cause of the extinction was the flood basalt eruptions that created the Siberian Traps, which released sulfur dioxide
Permian–Triassic extinction event
Permian–Triassic_extinction_event
Mountain in Hesse, Germany
is a 750 m high mountain in the Westerwald region, with a basalt summit of 617.6 m. The basalt peak is designated as a geological attraction of the Westerwald-Lan-Thon
Bartenstein_(mountain)
Flood basalt igneous province in south-western China
The Emeishan Traps is a flood basalt volcanic province, or large igneous province located in south-western China, centred in Sichuan province. It is sometimes
Emeishan_Traps
Molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption
volcanoes or flood basalts, because the less viscous lava can flow for long distances from the vent. The thickness of a solidified basaltic lava flow, particularly
Lava
Rock that was subjected to heat and pressure
to the protolith rock name. For example, if the protolith is known to be basalt, the rock will be described as a metabasalt. Likewise, a metamorphic rock
Metamorphic_rock
Large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon
MARR-ee-ə) (Singular: mare /ˈmɑːreɪ, -i/ MAR-ay, MAR-ee) are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by lava flowing into ancient impact basins
Lunar_mare
Ashangi Basalts are the earliest Tertiary volcanic rocks in north Ethiopia, hence they are in the lowest position. These dark porphyritic basalts are separated
Ashangi_Basalts
Largest pyramid in the Giza Necropolis, Egypt
Lebanon (timber) Giza (limestone) Tura (white limestone) Widan el-Faras (basalt) The Great Pyramid consists of an estimated 2.3 million blocks. Approximately
Great_Pyramid_of_Giza
Species of flowering plant
produces purple or yellow flowers in spring. C. basalticus grows on bare basaltic and clay soils typically in pinyon-juniper woodland and sagebrush communities
Cymopterus_basalticus
Paleontological site in Queensland, Australia
dated. This is because there is a minimum age control in the form of a basalt layer (the Bluff Downs Flow) directly overlies the fossiliferous deposit
Bluff_Downs_fossil_site
Canyon in the Waterville plateau region of Douglas County, Washington
of the Columbia River Plateau. The plateau is part of the Columbia River Basalt Group, a large igneous province that lies across parts of the states of
Moses_Coulee
Interlocking basalt columns in Hidalgo, Mexico
The Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla are tall columnar joints of basalt rock near Huasca de Ocampo in the Mexican state of Hidalgo, that line a ravine
Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla
Basaltic_Prisms_of_Santa_María_Regla
Volcanic rock in Edinburgh, Scotland
before cooling to form very hard dolerite, a coarser-grained equivalent of basalt. Subsequent glacial erosion was resisted more by the dolerite, which protected
Castle_Rock_(Edinburgh)
Approach to carbon sequestration
accelerate natural weathering by spreading finely ground silicate rock, such as basalt, onto surfaces, speeding up chemical reactions between rocks, water, and
Enhanced_weathering
Commune in Occitania, France
the Mediterranean port of the Canal du Midi. It is situated on an ancient basalt volcano, hence being nicknamed "Black Pearl of the Mediterranean". Agde
Agde
Active volcano in the Hawaiian Islands
"runny" Hawaiian lavas due to its high (over 62%) silica composition (typical basalt is only 50% silica). Geologists hypothesize that Puʻu Waʻawaʻa originally
Hualālai
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English (County Durham) : variant of Jameson.
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Forest Dweller; Trees; Wooded; A Forest; Sylvan
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English and French : variant of Anctil.English : possibly a habitational name from Ampthill in Bedfordshire, named from Old English ǣmette ‘ants’ + hyll ‘hill’, or from an Ampthill, now lost, in Cumbria.
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Conqueror, Small plant
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A garden in heaven
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God's Gracious Gift
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Wolf.
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Name of Durga
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n.
A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.
n.
A dark-colored, basic, igneous rock, composed essentially of pyroxene and a triclinic feldspar with magnetic iron. By many authors it is considered equivalent to a coarse-grained basalt.
n.
A soft, earthy, dark-colored rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.
n.
Any one of several dark-colored augitic, eruptive rocks allied to basalt.
n.
An old term rather loosely used to designate various dark-colored, heavy igneous rocks, including especially the feldspathic-augitic rocks, basalt, dolerite, amygdaloid, etc., but including also some kinds of diorite. Called also trap rock.
n.
A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; -- also used instead of the general term pyroxene.
n.
A term now used to designate any one of a family of minerals, hydrous silicates of alumina, with lime, soda, potash, or rarely baryta. Here are included natrolite, stilbite, analcime, chabazite, thomsonite, heulandite, and others. These species occur of secondary origin in the cavities of amygdaloid, basalt, and lava, also, less frequently, in granite and gneiss. So called because many of these species intumesce before the blowpipe.
a.
Formed like basalt; basaltiform.
a.
Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as basaltic lava.
n.
An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain.
a.
Resulting from, or produced by, the action of fire; as, lavas and basalt are igneous rocks.
a.
Said of crystalline rocks which contain a relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt.
n.
A mineral occurring in small yellow crystals, found in the lavas (melilite basalt) of Vesuvius, and elsewhere.
n.
A grayish or greenish compact rock, composed of feldspar and augite, and allied to basalt.
a.
In the form of basalt; columnar.
n.
A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated.
n.
A vitreous form of basalt; -- so called because decomposable by acids and readily fusible.
n.
A common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals, with a prismatic angle of nearly 90¡, and also in massive forms which are often laminated. It varies in color from white to dark green and black, and includes many varieties differing in color and composition, as diopside, malacolite, salite, coccolite, augite, etc. They are all silicates of lime and magnesia with sometimes alumina and iron. Pyroxene is an essential constituent of many rocks, especially basic igneous rocks, as basalt, gabbro, etc.
a.
Covered with a crust; as, crustated basalt.
n.
A provincial name given in England to basaltic rocks, and applied by miners to other kind of dark-colored unstratified rocks which resist the point of the pick. -- for example, to masses of chert. Whin-dikes, and whin-sills, are names sometimes given to veins or beds of basalt.