Colorado, United States · North America
3,891
Population
North America
Continent
Denver
Timezone
US
Country Code
Basalt (UK: ; US: ) is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon. More than 90% of all volcanic rock on Earth is basalt. Rapid-cooling, fine-grained basalt has the same chemical composition and mineralogy as slow-cooling, coarse-grained gabbro. The eruption of basalt lava is observed by geologists at about 20 volcanoes per year. Basalt...
Coordinates
39.3689°, -107.0328°
Elevation
2015m
Region/State
Colorado
District
Eagle County
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Country
United States
Region
Colorado
Timezone
America/Denver
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