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andesine

andesine noun: sodium calcium aluminum silicate, (Na_xCa_xAlSi_3O_8), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen.

Noun

andesine (countable and uncountable, plural andesines)

  1. Sodium calcium aluminum silicate, (Na_xCa_xAlSi_3O_8), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen.

Forms of andesine

pluralandesines

Origin of andesine

From Andes + -ine, after its type locality in the Andes of Colombia.

Questions about andesine

What does andesine mean?
Andesine means sodium calcium aluminum silicate, (Na_xCa_xAlSi_3O_8), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen.
What part of speech is andesine?
Andesine is a noun.
What is the plural of andesine?
The plural of andesine is andesines.

Words near andesine in the dictionary

  1. Anderton with Marbury
  2. anderun
  3. anderuns
  4. Andes
  5. Andes Mountains
  6. andesine
  7. andesines
  8. andesite
  9. andesites
  10. andesitic
  11. andesyte

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