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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">basalt</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>pietra di paragone</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Virginia greenstone</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>basalt fiber</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>gabbro</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>basic igneous rock</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>lapis basanites</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A dense, hard, dark brown-to-black volcanic igneous rock, consisting of feldspar and mafic minerals such as augite or olivine. ]]></note></mads>