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Where does andesite form?
Andesite is an extrusive igneous rock found on or near volcanoes that contain intermediate magmas.
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What is Andesite used for?
Andesite is a type of igneous rock that can be used to build stones and monuments, and in a construction field.
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What is andesite?
Andesite is a type of intermediate extrusive igneous rock. It has a moderate amount of silica. Common minerals include plagioclase feldspars, pyroxenes, and hornblende.
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Where is Andesite found?
Andesite is a moderate weight volcanic rock, first described fromthe Andes. It is the volcanic (extrusive) equivalent in composition to dioriteof the plutonic rocks. It will b…e found in granite areas. (MORE)
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What is an andesite?
a dark, fine-grained, brown or grayish volcanic rock that is intermediate in composition between rhyolite and basalt.
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Where do you find andesite?
Andesite is an extrusive igneous rock of intermediate composition.This is a volcanic rock that can be found in areas with volcanoessuch as, Slovakia.
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What are andesite rocks?
Andesite rocks are Igneous rocks. They are jagged and rough, and come from cooled magma.
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How andesite is formed?
Andesite is a type of volcanic rock. It forms when magma of anintermediate composition, meaning a moderate amount of silica,erupts from a volcano. Eruptions tend to be explosi…ve, producingash and cinders, but some will produce blocky lava flows instead. (MORE)
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What is andesitic compstion?
As the Pacific Plate is shoved and crunched under the South American Plate by sea floor spreading, the water-rich sediments of the sea floor are driven deep into the mantle. T…he metamorphosis from intense heat and pressure results in a class of rocks called andesites as described in previous remarks. (MORE)
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What is the difference of andesitic and andesite?
Andesite is a type of extrusive igneous rock with moderate levelsof silica. Andesitic is an adjective used to describe volcanicmaterial with the composition of andesite. For e…xample, andesiticlava will cool to form andesite. (MORE)