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andesitic (noun) - A type of volcanic rock that is typically light to dark gray in color and contains minerals such as plagioclase, biotite, and hornblende. Andesitic rocks are commonly found in the Andes mountain range and are associated with explosive volcanic activity
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- Pertaining to, or composed of andesite
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Trident lavas are andesitic to dacitic in composition.
The average composition of the continental crust is andesitic.
The volcano contains three andesitic stratovolcanoes.
The andesitic volcano is topped with a lava dome.
The stock intruded into andesitic host rocks.
Andesitic material in the volcano included basalt and dacite.
Later the main edifice was built by andesitic lavas.
It is an andesitic stratovolcano.
Most of the rest of the lava in the monument is andesitic.
It produced mainly andesitic stratovolcanoes.
The layer is characterized by sedimentary breccia and interbedded andesitic lava.
Also included are andesitic layers that can attain significant thicknesses in places.
The main composition of the volcano is andesitic and dacitic.
The typical stratocone is an andesitic to dacitic volcano that is associated with subduction zones.
Maungatautari is an eroded andesitic volcano.
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Andesitic enclaves are also present and some dacites border on silicic andesite in composition.
Its lavas are andesitic.
It erupted mainly andesitic lavas before becoming extinct in the late Pleistocene.
Cores taken from the east end of the island are andesitic in composition.
Galeras is dominantly andesitic stratovolcano located immediately west of the city of Pasto.
The lower flanks consist of mostly basaltic and some andesitic lavas.
Basaltic units also include a few andesitic flows and minor graywacke units.
The rest of the domes contain a silicic core with surrounding andesitic flows.
La VÃrgen is the youngest andesitic stratovolcano of all three.
Volcanic activity has generated first dacitic lava flows and subsequently andesitic lava flows.
Capital Mountain is an andesitic shield volcano located in Alaska.
The Dinlence Formation overlies the Cemaller and consists of andesites and andesitic tuffites.
The complex andesitic Soufrière Hills volcano occupies the southern half of the island of Montserrat.
They are derived from fractional crystallization of andesitic magmas with variable crustal input.
The andesitic lavas contain phenocrysts of andesine, hornblende, plagioclase and hypersthene.
The bulk of the volcano is formed by lava flows of andesitic and dacitic composition.
The dominantly andesitic volcano has been in frequent eruption for the past several centuries… ….
The glacially eroded summit area consists of several andesitic or dacitic lava domes.
Suwanose-jima consists of an andesitic stratovolcano with 2 historically active summit craters.
The cones in Trou au Natron are andesitic.
Miravalles Volcano is an andesitic stratovolcano in Costa Rica.
Its profile has been reduced by erosion ; the cone sits on an andesitic mound.
Lastly, Vulcanian deposits are andesitic to dacitic rather than basaltic.
The most recent volcanic phase began about 4 mya, producing largely andesitic eruptions.
Lubukraya is an andesitic stratovolcano on Sumatra island, Indonesia.
Yongbohu contains five dacitic, trachyandesitic and andesitic vents.
As this process continues, the melt becomes more and more evolved eventually becoming andesitic.
Third, during a climatic phase, copious flows of andesitic and basaltic lavas were erupted.
The second suite derives from a more silicic and depleted melt, similar to a more andesitic liquid.
The dominantly andesitic volcano contains a young forested cone at the elevation of 781 m height.
Secondly, we focus on magma conduit flow for andesitic volcanoes.
The initial activity was andesitic but later became rhyolitic 12 Ma.
The average composition of the Earth's crust is andesitic.
They are basalt andesitic with vesicularity between 0 and 70.
Since then, eruptions have become more explosive, with viscous andesitic lavas often generating lava domes.
