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Basalts meaning
plural of basalt
Using Basalts
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of basalt
- In the example corpus, basalts often appears in combinations such as: flood basalts, basalts and, alkali basalts.
Context around Basalts
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Basalts
- In this selection, "basalts" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, flood, alkali, lunar, released, typically and binds stand out and add context to how "basalts" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alkali basalts typically have and ancient precambrian basalts are usually. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "basalts" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with basalts
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Alkali basalts typically have mineral assemblages that lack orthopyroxene but contain olivine. (12 words)
Mass extinctions in the last 300 million years: one impact and seven flood basalts? (14 words)
Weathering main Compared to other rocks found on Earth's surface, basalts weather relatively fast. (15 words)
These results point to the fact that the surface is largely composed of basalts and other mafic rocks, which would have erupted as low viscosity lava flows and hence lead to the low gradients on the surface of the planet. (40 words)
Gustav Steinmann (1906) recognised different classes of orogenic belts, including the Alpine type orogenic belt, typified by a flysch and molasse geometry to the sediments; ophiolite sequences, tholeiitic basalts, and a nappe style fold structure. (35 words)
The processes also led to the formation of a stratovolcanic chain in the basin 12–17 Mya ; intensified subsidence was observed until 5 Mya as well as flood basalts at about 7.5 Mya. (34 words)
Mass extinctions in the last 300 million years: one impact and seven flood basalts? (14 words)
Example sentences (17)
Field truthing at Halo identified significant quantities of copper mineralisation embedded within basalts and sediments at surface.
But like most periods of heightened volcanic activity, the eruptions of the Columbia River flood basalts and subsequent climatic effects did not, and now scientists know why.
They found that massive volcanic eruptions of the Columbia River flood basalts released CO2 into the atmosphere and triggered a decline in ocean pH.
Alkali basalts typically have mineral assemblages that lack orthopyroxene but contain olivine.
Alteration of basalt Metamorphism Basalt structures in Namibia Basalts are important rocks within metamorphic belts, as they can provide vital information on the conditions of metamorphism within the belt.
Ancient Precambrian basalts are usually only found in fold and thrust belts, and are often heavily metamorphosed.
Calcium released by basalts binds up CO 2 from the atmosphere forming CaCO 3 acting thus as a CO 2 trap.
Gustav Steinmann (1906) recognised different classes of orogenic belts, including the Alpine type orogenic belt, typified by a flysch and molasse geometry to the sediments; ophiolite sequences, tholeiitic basalts, and a nappe style fold structure.
However, due to a lack of data on the time required to produce flood basalts, the climatic impact is difficult to quantify.
Lunar basalts differ from their terrestrial counterparts principally in their high iron contents, which typically range from about 17 to 22 wt% FeO.
Mass extinctions in the last 300 million years: one impact and seven flood basalts?
Pure flood basalts produce fluid, low-viscosity lava and do not hurl debris into the atmosphere.
Rare feldspathoid -rich mafic rocks, akin to alkali basalts, may have Na 2 O + K 2 O contents of 12% or more.
The processes also led to the formation of a stratovolcanic chain in the basin 12–17 Mya ; intensified subsidence was observed until 5 Mya as well as flood basalts at about 7.5 Mya.
These results point to the fact that the surface is largely composed of basalts and other mafic rocks, which would have erupted as low viscosity lava flows and hence lead to the low gradients on the surface of the planet.
Traditionally, lunar basalts have been classified according to their titanium content, with classes being named high-Ti, low-Ti, and very-low-Ti.
Weathering main Compared to other rocks found on Earth's surface, basalts weather relatively fast.
Common combinations with basalts
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: