basalt

Summary

basalt is a rock type^[1]. basalt ranks in the top 9% of rock_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,949 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• basalt received the Rock of the Year^[3].
• basalt's image is recorded as Basaltfels aus Popocatepetl, Mexico.jpg^[4].
• basalt's instance of is recorded as rock type^[5].
• Black Tortoise is named after basalt^[6].
• basalt's GND ID is recorded as 4004612-6^[7].
• basalt's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85012019^[8].
• basalt's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11964786j^[9].
• basalt's subclass of is recorded as volcanic rock^[10].
• basalt's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00562320^[11].
• basalt's Commons category is recorded as Basalt^[12].
• basalt's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 11447^[13].
• basalt's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bxps^[14].
• basalt's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph138258^[15].
• basalt's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Basalt^[16].
• basalt's Commons gallery is recorded as Basalt^[17].
• basalt's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300011222^[18].
• basalt's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 552.26^[19].
• basalt's PSH ID is recorded as 4859^[20].
• basalt's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• basalt's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• basalt's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• basalt's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[24].
• basalt's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[25].
• basalt's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/basalt^[26].
• basalt's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/basaltic-lava^[27].

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Recognition

basalt received the Rock of the Year^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for basalt include P-500 Bazalt^[28], a missile model^[29] and SG Basalt^[30], an association football^[31], in Germany^[32].

Why It Matters

basalt ranks in the top 9% of rock_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,949 views/month).^[2] basalt has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] basalt is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for basalt include P-500 Bazalt^[28], a missile model^[29] and SG Basalt^[30], an association football^[31], in Germany^[32].

FAQs

What awards did basalt receive?

Honors received include Rock of the Year^[3].