Andros Island is an archipelago within the Bahamas, the largest of the 26 inhabited Bahamian Islands.
Basalt (pronounced /bÉËsÉËlt/, /ËbÃ¦sÉlt/, /ËbÃ¦sÉËlt/, or /ËbeÉªsÉËlt/) is a common extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava exposed at or very near the surface of a planet or moon. Flood basalt describes the formation in a series of lava basalt flows.
Basalt is a type of volcanic igneous rock that forms outside of the earth and is used for different purposes in construction. Discover how basalt is used as a major component of asphalt for roads with help from a science tutor and field biologist in this free video on basalt and chemistry.o, basalt is a type of volcanic rock. It's also an extrusive volcanic rock which simply means that it formed outside of the earth. So, it cools, it gets ejected or it goes out into the surface of the earth and cools in air.