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basalt
Dark igneous rock that is low in silica content and comparatively rich in iron and magnesium. Some basalts are glassy (have no visible crystals), and many are very fine-grained and compact. Basaltic lavas may be spongy or pumice-like. Olivine and augite are the most common minerals in basalts; plagioclase is also present. Basalts may be broadly classified into two main groups. Calc-alkali basalts predominate among the lavas of mountain belts; the active volcanoes of Mauna Loa and Kilauea in Hawaii erupt calc-alkali lavas. Alkali basalts predominate among the lavas of the ocean basins and are also common in mountain belts.
Casals
Spanish (Catalan)-U.S. cellist and conductor. He received early instruction from his organist father, and took up the cello and composition in his teens. Sent by royal sponsors to the Brussels Conservatory in 1895, he was told they could teach him nothing. An audition with the conductor Charles Lamoureux (1850-1899) in 1899 led to recognition as a supreme musician. He performed internationally as soloist, in a trio with Alfred Cortot (1877-1962) and Jacques Thibaud (1880-1953), and from the 1920s as a conductor. Refusing to return to Spain after F. Franco took power, he ultimately made his home in Puerto Rico.
Adal
Historic Islamic state, E Africa, southwest of the Gulf of Aden, with its capital at Harer (now in Ethiopia). Its rivalry with Christian Ethiopia began in the 14th cent. In the 16th cent. Adal launched a series of attacks, led by Ahmed Gran, who succeeded by 1533 in gaining control of most of central Ethiopia. Gran was killed in battle in 1543, and the Oromo invasions of the later 16th cent. ended Adal's power.
ASALA
Marxist-Leninist terrorist group formed in 1975 to force the Turkish government to acknowledge the Armenian massacres of 1915 and pay reparations. Its activities have been directed against Turkish government officials and institutions. Its founder, Hagop Hagopian, was killed in 1988. It has been relatively inactive in recent years.
Asam
Bavarian architects, decorators, and brothers. After studying in Rome (1711-13), Cosmas Damian became a prolific fresco painter and Egid Quirin a sculptor and stuccoist. They developed the effects of dramatic lighting and illusionism originated by G. L. Bernini and Andrea Pozzo. Working as a team, they produced magnificent illusionistic decoration, combining dramatic lighting and color, in ecclesiastical buildings. Their most notable collaboration, the church of St. John Nepomuk in Munich (1729-46)--known as the Asamkirche, as it was owned by them and attached to Egid Quirin's house--is a masterpiece of Bavarian Rococo style.
Assal
Saline lake, central Djibouti. Situated at 515 ft (157 m) below sea level, it is the lowest point in Africa. It has been used for quarrying salt.
Baal
God worshiped in many ancient Middle Eastern ...
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