Definition of Basanete
Bas"a*nite (&?;), n. [L. basanites
lapis, Gr. ba`sanos the touchstone: cf. F. basanite.]
(Min.) 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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