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1
Definition and characteristics
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1.1
Etymology
1.2
Types
2
Petrology
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2.1
Geochemistry
2.2
Morphology and textures
2.2.1
Subaerial eruptions
2.2.1.1
Columnar basalt
2.2.2
Submarine eruptions
2.2.2.1
Pillow basalts
3
Distribution
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3.1
Earth
3.2
Other bodies in the Solar System
3.2.1
The Moon
3.2.2
Venus
3.2.3
Mars
3.2.4
Vesta
3.2.5
Io
4
Alteration of basalt
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4.1
Weathering
4.2
Metamorphism
5
Life on basaltic rocks
6
Uses
7
See also
8
References
9
Sources
10
Further reading
11
External links
