ANDESITE

 

 

Type of Rock: Magma: Texture: Mineralogy:
Igneous rock Extrusive (magma reaches the surface to become lava). Aphanitic (fine grained) Dominant mineral: Amphibole. Intermediate plagioclase feldspar.

THIN SECTION

A thin section is made by grinding down a slice of rock which has been glued to a glass slide until it reaches a thickness of about 0.03mm (30 microns). At this thickness most minerals become more or less transparent and can therefore be studied by a microscope using transmitted light.

 

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