Gypsum And Basalt Are Different Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	adjective • of or resembling alabaster noun • a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving • a hard compact kind of calcite • a very light white
	27%	7		Like granite and basalt
	adjective • produced under conditions involving intense heat • produced by the action of fire or intense heat adjective satellite • like or suggestive of fire
	27%	4		Basalt source
	noun • rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanoes; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface

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