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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.
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]
The breccias in the Fifes Peak are mostly shades of gray, purple, and red, with angular to subrounded rock fragments cemented by ash. The fragments are a few inches in dimension, rarely a foot long. They are mostly andesite porphyry, pumice, and glass. With fewer rock fragments, the breccias is a buff and tan. Pieces of petrified wood may be ...
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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%.
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