andesine

English

Etymology

From Andes ‎ -ine, after its type locality in the Andes of Colombia.

Noun

andesine (countable and uncountable, plural andesines)

1. (mineralogy) Sodium calcium aluminum silicate, ($Na_{x}Ca_{x}AlSi_{3}O_{8}$), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen.

Translations

sodium calcium aluminum silicate

• Catalan: andesina f
• Finnish: andesiini
• Italian: andesina f
• Japanese: 中性長石 (ちゅうせいちょうせき, chūseichōseki)
• Polish: andezyn m
• Portuguese: andesina f
• Spanish: andesina (es) f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Andesine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “andesine”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• adenines