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 the most abundant igneous rock in the Earths crust. Most of the ocean floor is underlain by basalt. It is a volcanic igneous rock, and is typically dark in color because it contains large amounts of iron (Fe) and magnesium (Mg) compared to other igneous rocks.