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Andesite vs Basalt - What's the difference?

andesite | basalt |

As nouns the difference between andesite and basalt

is that andesite is a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar while basalt is a hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.

andesite

English

Noun

(wikipedia andesite) (en noun)
  • (geology) A class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.

    • Derived terms

    * andesitic ----

    basalt

    English

    (wikipedia basalt)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
  • A type of unglazed pottery.

    • Derived terms

    * basaltic

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