苦鉄質 (kutetsushitsu) Japanese meaning: mafic | KotomoraBasalt is a mafic volcanic rock.
Mafic minerals include olivine and pyroxene.
Etymology
Compound of 苦 (bitter, here representing magnesium) + 鉄 (iron) + 質 (quality, nature), calqued from English 'mafic' (magnesium + ferric).