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andesiteVolcanic igneous rock, intermediate in silica content between rhyolite and basalt. It is characterized by a large quantity of feldspar minerals, giving it a light colour. Andesite erupts from volcanoes at destructive plate margins (where one plate of the Earth's surface moves beneath another; see plate tectonics), including the Andes, from which it gets its name. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Mineralization is hosted within a central andesitic volcanic
complex. A series of mineralized quartz latite dikes that has
intruded the basal andesitic volcanic units is known to host silver
mineralization over a wide zone that extends into the Montecristo III
concession. Indeed, bedrock float reported form the Karfakolo prospect
includes altered metasediments displaying fresh, disseminated pyrite,
coarse grained dolerite, dacitic to andesitic volcanics, hornfeled
metasediments and sheared acidic intrusive. |
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