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The andesite line is the most significant regional geologic distinction in the Pacific Ocean basin. It separates the mafic basaltic volcanic rocks of the Central Pacific Basin from the partially submerged continental areas of more felsic andesitic volcanic rock on its margins.
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]
Along the rim of the Pacific Basin are convergent plate boundaries often referred to as the andesite line since orogenic andesite is associated with this boundary. This line is often, but erroneously, confused with the boundaries of either the Pacific plate or the Pacific basin; the andesite line, however, also includes the Juan de Fuca, Cocos ...
Pages in category "Andesite formations" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Arbasayi Formation; C.
In 1912, geologist Patrick Marshall introduced the term "Andesite Line" to mark a boundary between islands in the southwest Pacific, which differ in volcano structure and lava types. The concept was later extended to other parts of the Pacific Ocean. [20] The Andesite Line and the Ring of Fire closely match in terms of location. [21]
The Bearwallow Mountain Andesite is composed of calc-alkaline volcanic rock ranging from basaltic andesite to dacite, but predominantly andesite.These form a group of low cones or shield volcanoes and range in age from 27 to 23 million years old.
Patrick Marshall coined the terms andesite line and ignimbrite in the early 1900s while working in the Taupō Volcanic Zone. Harold Wellman discovered the Alpine Fault and its 480 km offset in 1941. Even though Wellman proved that large blocks of land could move considerable distances, the New Zealand geological survey was largely a late ...
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