Definitions for andesites

andesites an·des·ite

Spelling: [an-duh-zahyt]
IPA: /ˈæn dəˌzaɪt/

Andesites is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 495 anagrams from letters in andesites (adeeinsst).

Definitions for andesites

noun

  1. a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.

Origin of andesites

1840-50; named after Andes; see -ite1

Examples for andesites

M. Dubois discovered these remains in the island of Java in andesite tufa of Pliocene or at least early Pleistocene age.

Surface eruption of quartz-porphyry, rhyolite, and andesite.

The rocks thus extruded are mainly composed of dark, heavy basic material, such as basalt and andesite.

An examination of the stones which fell at Fort de France showed them to be of a variety of lava called hornblende and andesite.

In the main the lava is an andesite, and is very generally of a porphyritic structure.

The rocks of which the mountains are composed consist of varieties of andesite.

A later series of small diorite or andesite dikes cut the ore bodies.

The lavas and ashes ejected by these volcanoes consist of liparite, dacite, andesite and basalt.

The Ochils and other hills of middle Scotland largely consist of andesite.

In the Breidden district are the barren Criggeon shales with ashes and flows of andesite.

Word Value for andesites
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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