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1. plural of basanite n. Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is employed to test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy being indicated by the color left on the stone when rubbed by the metal. Source: ecdict

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black color stone basanite alloy amount bluish employed flinty gold grayish indicated jasper left lydian metal plural purity rubbed siliceous slate test variety

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