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A fine-grained igneous rock dominated by dark-colored minerals, consisting of plagioclase feldspars (a calcium-sodium-aluminum-silicate, usually present in amounts over 50%), and ferromagnesium silicates. Basalts and andesites represent about 98% of all extrusive igneous rocks.

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