Sentence examples for the basalt from inspiring English sources

The all fall in the basalt domain with few of them touching the basaltic-andesite domain.

-How did glaciers affect the basalt plateau of the Columbia Basin?

After the lava cooled, the basalt layer cracked into faults and tilted downward toward the east.

The basalt erupted later and subsequently solidified in the lowland maria.

The surging water washed away the basalt and much of the rich topsoil.

Since they were found on coral atolls, the basalt had to come from volcanic islands elsewhere.

"They removed the grass and dirt to expose the basalt underneath," said Mr. Avens.

There ancient Hawaiians quarried the basalt they used for adzes and other cutting tools.

They found that all of the chlorine combined with the basalt, and none with the iron.

The basalt sheets tend to tilt somewhat toward the centre of the country.

Olmec sculptors continued to produce the basalt monuments, including colossal heads and "altars," that have been found at La Venta.