Andesine

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Etymology

From Template:Suffix, after its type locality in the Andes of Colombia.

Noun

1. Template:Lb Sodium calcium aluminum silicate, ($N{a}_{x}C{a}_{x}AlS{i}_3{O}_8$), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen.

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