ANDESINE

Meaning of ANDESINE in English

/an"deuh zeen'/ , n.

a mineral, intermediate in the plagioclase feldspar group, having a play of colors and usually found as crystals in igneous rocks.

[ 1860-65; named after ANDES; see -INE 2 ]

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ANDESINE — ˈandəˌzēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: German andesin, from Andes, mountain system in So. America, where it is found + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANDESINE — (n.) A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes.
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ANDESINE — ( n. ) A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANDESINE — noun a kind of triclinic feldspar found in the andes.
Webster English vocab
ANDESINE — General Information: Chemical Formula: (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 268.62 gm) Sodium 5.14 % Na Calcium 5.97 % Ca Aluminum …
Mineralogy Database English vocab
ANDESINE — андезин
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ANDESINE — минер. андезин
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ANDESINE — андезин
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LATITE — or trachyandesite Type of igneous rock that is abundant in western North America. Usually white, yellowish, pinkish, or gray, it …
Английский словарь Британика
ANDESINIC — adjective see andesine
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TONALITE — ˈtōn ə lˌīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German tonalit, from Tonale ( Pass ) in the Lombard Alps + …
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PLAGIOCLASE — ˈplājēəˌklās noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary plagi- + -clase; originally formed as German plagioklas : a triclinic …
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ARSOITE — ˈär(ˌ)sōˌīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German arsoit, from Arso, town on the island of Ischia, Italy + German -it …
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ANDESITE — ˈandəˌzīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German andesit, from Andes, its locality + German -it -ite : an extrusive usually …
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ANDESINITE — ˈandəzəˌnīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: andesine + -ite : a leucocratic rock composed essentially of andesine
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AMHERSTITE — ˈamərˌstīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Amherst co., Va., its locality + English -ite : a plutonic syenodiorite rock whose …
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QUARTZ MONZONITE — also called adamellite intrusive igneous rock (solidified from a liquid state) that contains plagioclase feldspar, orthoclase feldspar, and quartz. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLAGIOCLASE — any member of the series of abundant feldspar minerals usually occurring as light-coloured, glassy, transparent to translucent, brittle crystals. Plagioclase …
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LATITE — also called trachyandesite extrusive igneous rock very abundant in western North America. Usually coloured white, yellowish, pinkish, or gray, it …
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GRANODIORITE — medium- to coarse-grained rock that is among the most abundant intrusive igneous rocks. It contains quartz and is distinguished from …
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DIORITE — medium- to coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock that commonly is composed of about two-thirds plagioclase feldspar and one-third dark-coloured minerals, such …
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DACITE — volcanic rock that may be considered a quartz-bearing variety of andesite (q.v.). Dacite is primarily associated with andesite and trachyte …
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ANDESITE — any member of a large family of rocks that occur in most of the world's volcanic areas. Andesites occur mainly …
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LATITE — or trachyandesite Type of igneous rock that is abundant in western North America. Usually white, yellowish, pinkish, or gray, it …
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АНДЕЗИН — andesine
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