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| − | Lewis' surname may be connected to [http://en.wikipedia.org/Basalt basalt], whose origin is the Latin ''basaltes'', a variant of the Greek ''basanites'', from the Greek ''basanos'', '[http://en.wikipedia.org/touchstone touchstone]' (indicating Basnight may be a | + | Lewis' surname may be connected to [http://en.wikipedia.org/Basalt basalt], whose origin is the Latin ''basaltes'', a variant of the Greek ''basanites'', from the Greek ''basanos'', '[http://en.wikipedia.org/touchstone touchstone]' (indicating Basnight may be a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schist schist], a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellwether bellwether], or a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barometer barometer]). |
[http://en.wikipedia.org/Basalt Basalt] is a dark, fine-grained [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_rock volcanic rock] that sometimes displays a columnar structure. It is typically composed largely of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagioclase plagioclase], a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldspar feldspar], with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyroxene pyroxene] (pyro-, of or relating to fire, + the Greek ''xenos'', 'stranger'), a prismatic crystal, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivine olivine]. | [http://en.wikipedia.org/Basalt Basalt] is a dark, fine-grained [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_rock volcanic rock] that sometimes displays a columnar structure. It is typically composed largely of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagioclase plagioclase], a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldspar feldspar], with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyroxene pyroxene] (pyro-, of or relating to fire, + the Greek ''xenos'', 'stranger'), a prismatic crystal, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivine olivine]. | ||
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Etymology
Lewis' surname may be connected to basalt, whose origin is the Latin basaltes, a variant of the Greek basanites, from the Greek basanos, 'touchstone' (indicating Basnight may be a schist, a bellwether, or a barometer).
Basalt is a dark, fine-grained volcanic rock that sometimes displays a columnar structure. It is typically composed largely of plagioclase, a feldspar, with pyroxene (pyro-, of or relating to fire, + the Greek xenos, 'stranger'), a prismatic crystal, and olivine.
