ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Metabasalt

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Metabasalt is a noun meaning An amphibolite produced from a basalt by metamorphism.

Meaning

An amphibolite produced from a basalt by metamorphism.

Example Sentences

The abundant basalt and metabasalt clasts in sandstone and conglomerate of the Jansen Creek Member were most likely derived from the locally metamorphosed basalt in the Metchosin Volcanics that crops out along the southern margin of Vancouver Island

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include metabasite, basalte, amphibolite, metasomatite, orthoamphibolite, ampholite.

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