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Webster 1913 Edition

Andesine

An′des-ine

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Noun.

(Min.)

A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes.

Definition 2024

andesine

andesine

English

Noun

andesine ‎(uncountable)

(mineralogy) Sodium calcium aluminum silicate, ( $Na_{x}Ca_{x}AlSi_{3}O_{8}$ ), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen.

Translations

sodium calcium aluminum silicate

Catalan: andesina f
Japanese: 中性長石 ‎(ちゅうせいちょうせき, chūseichōseki)

Portuguese: andesina f
Spanish: andesina (es) f