how does the basalt feel? what is the colour of basalt?
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Basalt is usually dark grey to black in colour, due to its high content of augite or other dark-coloured pyroxene minerals, but can exhibit a wide range of shading. ... The physical properties of basalt reflect its relatively low silica content and typically high iron and magnesium content.
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What does basalt rock feel like?
Feel its texture. Basalt consists of a fine and even-grain. The dense rock has no crystals or minerals discernible to the naked eye. When freshly broken, basalt has a dull surface.
What is the color of basalt?
dark gray to black
The ferromagnesian minerals are mainly amphibole and rarely biotite. Basalts are usually dark gray to black color. Basalts are formed by the rapid cooling of basaltic lava, equivalent to gabbro-norite magma, from interior of the crust and exposed at or very close to the surface of Earth.
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