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Definition of Basanites
1. basanite [n] - See also: basanite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Basanites
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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