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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Basanite \Bas"a*nite\, n. [L. basanites lapis, Gr. ba`sanos the
touchstone: cf. F. basanite.] (Min.)
Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or
flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is
employed to test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy
being indicated by the color left on the stone when rubbed by
the metal.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Basanite \Bas"a*nite\, n. [L. basanites lapis, Gr. ? the
touchstone: cf. F. basanite.] (Min.)
Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or
flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is
employed to test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy
being indicated by the color left on the stone when rubbed by
the metal.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
basanite
n.
(lb en geology) A basaltic extrusive rock, similar to chert.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
basanite
n.
(lb en geology) A basaltic extrusive rock, similar to chert.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
basanite
n.
(lb en geology) A basaltic extrusive rock, similar to chert.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
basanite
n.
(lb en geology) A basaltic extrusive rock, similar to chert.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
basanite /bˈasɐnˌaɪt/
Basanit [min.]
From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-ita ]
basanite /ba.za.nit/
basanite
From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-rus ]
basanite /ba.za.nit/
базанит
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
试金石; 碧玄岩
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