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Definition of Andesite
1. Noun. A dark grey volcanic rock.
Definition of Andesite
1. n. An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.
Definition of Andesite
1. Noun. (geology) A class of fine-grained rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase and feldspar. ¹
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Definition of Andesite
1. a volcanic rock [n -S]
Medical Definition of Andesite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Andesite
Literary usage of Andesite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1915)
"andesite Dike In appearance the andesite dike is a dark gray to greenish fine-grained
rock, ... (C), andesite dike forming the east wall of Bully Hill mine. ..."
2. Igneous Rocks and Their Origin by Reginald Aldworth Daly (1914)
"By the proposed explanation, augite andesite is a low-temperature ... Hence careful
note should be taken of the fact that, while andesite forms plentiful, ..."
3. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1897)
"andesite. Occurrence.—There is one main area of the andesitic rocks with several
smaller occurrences. These rocks are all, both macroscopically and ..."
4. Earth Evolution and Its Facial Expression by William Herbert Hobbs (1921)
"1, dacites and andesites, 2, andesites and basalt, 3, siliceous andesite, 4, ...
1, andesite, 2, more siliceous andesites alternating with pyroxene ..."
5. The Rocks of Cape Colville Peninsula, Auckland, New Zealand by William Johnson Sollas, Alexander McKay (1905)
"Altered pyroxene andesite. (Woodstock Mine, Karangahake district. ... Altered
pyroxene andesite. (West slope of Una Hill, Thames district.) (21.) „ 736. ..."
6. Bi-monthly Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining Engineers by American Institute of Mining Engineers (1905)
"Pyroxene-andesite. 90. From hummock east of low hill near NW. cor. of St. ...
Pyroxene- andesite. 96. Area close to Florence shaft on the east, Section 1. ..."
7. The Geology of the Cerrillos Hills, New Mexico by Douglas Wilson Johnson (1904)
"The andesite fragments are of a lighter color than the finer material found
together with the deep red cement and are readily recognized. ..."
8. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1918)
"These are generally grouped under the terms andesite, granite and rhyolite ...
andesite eruption. Deposition of extrusive lavas and breccias west of Rocky ..."
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