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depleted basalt
subject			fact

depleted basalt	is a kind of volcanic rock
	is a kind of gravitationally separated rock
	has composition depleted by gravitational separation
volcanic rock	has solidification mechanism extrusion onto the surface of the planet or asteroid via a volcanic eruption
	has solidification timescale very rapid
gravitationally separated rock	has property formed by separation of molten rock in a gravity field
rock	has part mineral
	has texture
	has genesis

Kinds of depleted basalt :

• depleted basalt shergottite (2 kinds, 2 facts)