| 释义 |
† baˈsaltin(e Min. Obs.
[f. as prec.]
A kind of basaltic hornblende, classed by Dana as an aluminous variety of Pyroxene; a crystal of this mineral.
1794Kirwan Min. I. 219 Basaltine. Basaltic Hornblende, or Crystallized Hornblende, of Werner. 1811Pinkerton Petral. I. 9 The trap of the Swedes, with a fine grain, is here called basaltin. |