How To Use andesite In A Sentence
- LAV-138 was drilled on Section 1300NE and intersected alternating granodiorite, tonalite and andesite. Marketwire - Breaking News Releases
- The Miocene volcanic rocks are mostly andesite, basalt, and pyroclastic rocks. Santa Monica Mountains (Bailey)
- LAV-139 was drilled on Section 900NE and intersected mixed andesite, granodiorite and tonalite. Marketwire - Breaking News Releases
- Two series of igneous rocks have been found: tholeiitic, ranging from picrite basalt to basaltic andesite (to rhyodacites); mildly alkaline, with a more restricted compositional range (picrite basalts and basalts).
- These are invariably volcanic rocks, including rhyolites, andesites, basalts, and their explosive equivalents, pyroclastic rocks.
- A third type of magma, called andesite, named after the Andes Mountains where it is often found, is composed of a mixture of both felsic and mafic magma. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
- They are lighter in colour and lower in density than basalts or andesites, and contain fewer dark minerals.
- We show that this occurred because of limited melting of the asteroid, and thus illustrate that the formation of andesite crust has occurred in our solar system by processes other than plate tectonics, which is the generally accepted process that created the crust of Earth. Space News From SpaceDaily.Com
- A basalt flow can advance over a kilometre of flat ground in a matter of hours; an andesite may take months.
- Basalt magma typically generates very little ash compared to other types (andesite, dacite, and rhyolite). Volcanic ash hazards and ways to minimize them
