Basalt

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Moat Cailin, by Thomas Denmark © Fantasy Flight Games

Basalt is a volcanic rock found in the known world.

Culture

Westeros

The curtain wall of Moat Cailin was made of enormous blocks of black basalt.[1] When wet, the remaining stones appear to be coated in fine black oil.[2]

Blackhaven, seat of House Dondarrion, has forbidding walls of black basalt.[3]

The bridge at Breakwater Castle is made of black basalt.[4]

Essos

In eastern Essos, Kayakayanaya has walls of black basalt, black iron, and yellow bone.[5]

References

  1. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 55, Catelyn VIII.
  2. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 20, Reek II.
  3. The World of Ice & Fire, The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands.
  4. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 9, Davos I.
  5. The World of Ice & Fire, The Bones and Beyond.