andesite
Noun
Meaning
An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
granite
obsidian
serpentine
marble
limestone
slate
sandstone
shale
basalt
gneiss
gabbro
quartzite
amphibole
schist
albite
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Examples
As owner of Andesite Construction, Knaub is already benefitting from the acquisitions.
The mountain includes layers of basalt and andesite through which several domes of dacite lava have erupted.
The first phase, called Sen-komitake, is composed of an andesite core recently discovered deep within the mountain.