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On 21 December 2024, Daishan Dao (Peace Ark) arrived at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka, for an official visit under the command of Captain Deng Qiang. As part of the official visit, the hospital ship, in collaboration with the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Sri Lanka, provided medical treatments and clinics onboard.
Andesite is usually light to dark grey in colour, due to its content of hornblende or pyroxene minerals. [2] but can exhibit a wide range of shading. Darker andesite can be challenging to distinguish from basalt, but a common rule of thumb, used away from the laboratory, is that andesite has a color index less than 35. [9]
Basaltic andesite from Parícutin volcano in Mexico. Basaltic andesite is a volcanic rock that is intermediate in composition between basalt and andesite. It is composed predominantly of augite and plagioclase. Basaltic andesite can be found in volcanoes around the world, including in Central America [1] and the Andes of South America. [2]