Definition of Basanites

1. Noun. (plural of basanite) ¹

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Definition of Basanites

1. basanite [n] - See also: basanite

Lexicographical Neighbors of Basanites

basaloid cell
basalolateral
basaloma
basals
basalt
basaltes
basaltic
basaltic magma
basaltiform
basaltine
basaltoid
basalts
basaltware
basaluminite
basanite
basanites (current term)
basans
basashi
basbleu
basbleus
bascinet
bascinets
bascule
bascule bridge
bascules
base
base-burner
base-forming
base-metal

Literary usage of Basanites

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. What Rome was Built with: A Description of the Stones Employed in Ancient by Mary Winearls Porter (1907)
"... have discovered in Ethiopia the stone known as " basanites ", which in colour and hardness resembles iron, whence the name that has been given to it. ..."

2. A manual of precious stones and antique gems by Hodder Michael Westropp (1874)
"The Egyptians," Pliny writes, " have discovered in ^Ethiopia the stone known as ' basanites,' which in colour and hardness resembles iron, whence the name ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1897)
"... in the basanites have the " hourglass form," and all the feldspars are ... basanites, phono- lites and trachytes occurring as lavas and tuffs, ..."

4. The Natural History of Gems Or Decorative Stones by Charles William King (1867)
"basanites: Basalt. AN igneous rock, extremely fine-grained, of a deep black, but showing a slight tinge of green when viewed at a certain angle. ..."

5. An Introduction to the Study of Rocks by Lazarus Fletcher (1898)
"... or basanites % according as olivine is absent or present: the ... thus corresponding to basalts, and the basanites to olivine-basalts. ..."

6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"They are usually richer in alkalis and silica and contain less iron, lime and magnesia than the basanites and nepheline-basalts, a difference which finds ..."

7. History and Uses of Limestones and Marbles by Sarah Maria Burnham (1883)
"Lapis basanites: Basalti. — Basalts, though not to be compared with marbles and serpentines for variety, beauty, and elegance were, nevertheless, ..."

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