As nouns the difference between andesite and andesine
is that andesite is a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar while andesine is sodium calcium aluminum silicate, (), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen.
andesite
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Noun
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wikipedia andesite)
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en noun)
(geology) A class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
Derived terms
* andesitic
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andesine
Noun
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(mineral) Sodium calcium aluminum silicate, (), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen.
Related terms
* rock
* feldspar
* plagioclase