† basaltinn.
Mineralogy. Obsolete.
A kind of basaltic hornblende, classed by Dana as an aluminous variety of Pyroxene; a crystal of this mineral.
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1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 219 Basaltine. Basaltic Hornblende, or Crystallized Hornblende, of Werner.
1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 9 The trap of the Swedes, with a fine grain, is here called basaltin.
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