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QAPF diagram with basalt/andesite field highlighted in yellow. Andesite is distinguished from basalt by SiO 2 > 52%. Andesite is field O2 in the TAS classification.. Andesite is an aphanitic (fine-grained) to porphyritic (coarse-grained) igneous rock that is intermediate in its content of silica and low in alkali metals.
A sample of andesite (dark groundmass) with amygdaloidal vesicles filled with zeolite. Diameter of view is 8 cm. Adakite – Volcanic rock type; Andesite – Type of volcanic rock; Alkali feldspar granite – Type of igneous rock rich in alkali feldspar; Anorthosite – Mafic intrusive igneous rock composed predominantly of plagioclase
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Icelandite is a type of volcanic rock, an andesite that is enriched in iron but deficient in aluminium (< 16.5% Al 2 O 3). [1] [2] Icelandites are between rhyodacite and tholeiitic basalt in composition and contain andesine, hypersthene and augite, with a silica (SiO 2) content greater than 60%. [3] Icelandite is field O2 in the TAS classification.
Also called Indianite. A mineral from the lime-rich end of the plagioclase group of minerals. Anorthites are usually silicates of calcium and aluminium occurring in some basic igneous rocks, typically those produced by the contact metamorphism of impure calcareous sediments. anticline An arched fold in which the layers usually dip away from the fold axis. Contrast syncline. aphanic Having the ...
Pyroxene and feldspar are the major minerals in basalt, andesite, and gabbro rocks. [1] [2] Structure. Pyroxenes are the most common single-chain silicate minerals.
Andesine occurs in intermediate igneous rocks such as diorite, syenite, and andesite. It characteristically occurs in metamorphic rocks of granulite to amphibolite facies commonly exhibiting antiperthite texture. It also occurs as detrital grains in sedimentary rocks.