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andesine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-de-sine
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sodium calcium aluminum silicate, (Na_xCa_xAlSi_3O_8), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

andesines (plural)

Questions

What does andesine mean?
Sodium calcium aluminum silicate, (Na_xCa_xAlSi_3O_8), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen.
Where does andesine come from?
From Andes + -ine, after its type locality in the Andes of Colombia.

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