Basalt is an example of a/an _____ rock.

laterite

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metamorphic

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igneous

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sedimentary

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The correct option is C igneous
The basalt rock is a dark-coloured igneous rock. These rocks are formed during volcanic outbursts when there occurs rapid cooling of lava exposed at or very near the surface of the Earth. It is said that more than 90% of all volcanic rock on Earth is basalt.

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