Assertion: basalt | /r/HasProperty | mafic
Facets:
value: throughout the solar system
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In the drop down menus at the foot of the page it says that Basalt is Mafic and has a 45 to 52% SiO2 content is this because the Si O2 in the Feldspar etc is included.
text: For example, basalt is a mafic lava flow rock which originates from melting of the upper mantle.
text: Basalt ( , ) is a mafic extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of magnesium-rich and iron-rich lava exposed at or very near the surface of a terrestrial planet or a moon.
text: Basalt is an igneous, mafic, and volcanic rock which is produced by lava flows in many different volcano types.
text: Since basalt is mafic, it contains minerals with significant iron and magnesium.
text: Basalt is mafic while granite is felsic
text: Basalt is extrusive, mafic, and common throughout the Solar System whereas granite is intrusive, felsic, and common only on Earth.