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Andesine Andesine Andesine

Marmato Mining District, Mun. de Salamina, Berry Ledge locality, Cornish, York Co., Maine, USA Gbczyce, Strzelin District, Lower Silesia Poland
Caldas Department, Colombia

Andesine Andesine Andesine

Marmato Mining District, Mun. Berry Ledge locality, Cornish, York Gbczyce, Strzelin District, Lower Silesia Poland
de Salamina, Caldas Co., Maine, USA
Department, Colombia

Andesine
Berry Ledge locality, Cornish, York Co., Maine, USA
Andesine
Marmato Mining District, Mun. de Salamina, Caldas
Department, Colombia

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Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si 2 O 8 ]

System: Triclinic Colour: White, gray, green, ...

Lustre: Sub-Vitreous, Pearly Hardness: 6 - 6

Member of: Feldspar Group

Name: For the Andes Mountains of South America where it is abundant in the lavas.

A variety of Albite

A plagioclase feldspar with an albite : anorthite molar ratio ranging from 50 : 50 to 70 : 30.

Originally described from Marmato Mine, Marmato, Cauca, Choc Department, Colombia.
Crystals rare, to 2 cm; commonly massive, cleavable, or granular. Twinning: Commonly twinned after Albite, Pericline, and Carlsbad laws. Also
twinned after a law similar to the Manebach law.

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Classification of Andesine
Strunz 8th ed.: 8/J.07-40

Nickel-Strunz 9.FA.35
10th (pending)
ed.: 9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H2O
A : Tektosilicates without additional non-tetrahedral anions

Physical Properties of Andesine

Lustre: Sub-Vitreous, Pearly

Diaphaneity Transparent, Translucent

(Transparency):
Colour: White, gray, green, yellow, flesh-red.

Streak: White

Hardness 6 - 6
(Mohs):
Tenacity: Brittle

Cleavage: Perfect
Perfect on {001}, less perfect on {010}; {110} also observed.

Fracture: Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal

Optical Data of Andesine

Type: Biaxial (+/-)

RI values: n = 1.543 - 1.554 n = 1.547 - 1.559 n = 1.552 - 1.562

2V: Measured: 76 to 83, Calculated: 78 to 84

Max = 0.009
Birefringence: Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30m thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief: Low

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Dispersion: none

Chemical Properties of Andesine

Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si 2 O 8 ]

Elements listed Al, Ca, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry
in formula:

Crystallography of Andesine
Crystal System: Triclinic

Occurrences of Andesine
First Recorded Occurrence of Andesine
First Recorded Marmato Mining District, Mun. de Salamina, Caldas Department, Colombia
Locality:

Relationship of Andesine to other Species

Member of: Feldspar Group

Other Members Albite Na(AlSi 3 O 8 )

of Group:
Amazonite K(AlSi 3 O 8 )

Anorthite Ca(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )

Anorthoclase (Na,K)AlSi 3 O 8

Banalsite Na 2 BaAl 4 Si 4 O 16

Buddingtonite (NH 4 )(AlSi 3 )O 8

Bytownite (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si 2 O 8 ]

Celsian Ba(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )

Dmisteinbergite Ca(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )

Filatovite K(Al,Zn) 2 (As,Si) 2 O 8

Hexacelsian BaAl 2 Si 2 O 8

Hyalophane (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si 2 O 8 ]

Kokchetavite K(AlSi 3 O 8 )

Kumdykolite Na(AlSi 3 O 8 )

Labradorite (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si 2 O 8 ]

Microcline K(AlSi 3 O 8 )

Oligoclase (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si 2 O 8 ]

Orthoclase K(AlSi 3 O 8 )

Paracelsian Ba(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )

Reedmergnerite NaBSi 3 O 8

Rubicline Rb(AlSi 3 O 8 )

Sanidine K(AlSi 3 O 8 )

Slawsonite Sr(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )

Stronalsite Na 2 SrAl 4 Si 4 O 16

A variety of feldspar (microcline or oligoclase) that has schiller, commonly with an orange/brown background color,
Sunstone
...

Svyatoslavite Ca(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )

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Common Biotite Hornblende K Feldspar Magnetite Quartz

Associates:

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Related Minerals 9.FA.05 Kaliophilite KAlSiO 4

- Nickel-Strunz
Grouping): 9.FA.05 Kalsilite KAlSiO 4

9.FA.05 Nepheline (Na,K)AlSiO 4

9.FA.05 Panunzite (K,Na)AlSiO 4

9.FA.05 Trikalsilite (K,Na)AlSiO 4

9.FA.05 Yoshiokaite (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)O 4 ]

9.FA.05 Megakalsilite KAlSiO 4

9.FA.10 Malinkoite NaBSiO 4

9.FA.15 Virgilite LiAlSi 2 O 6

9.FA.25 Lisitsynite KBSi 2 O 6

9.FA.30 Adularia KAlSi 3 O 8

9.FA.30 Anorthoclase (Na,K)AlSi 3 O 8

9.FA.30 Buddingtonite (NH 4 )(AlSi 3 )O 8

9.FA.30 Celsian Ba(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )

9.FA.30 Hyalophane (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si 2 O 8 ]

9.FA.30 Microcline K(AlSi 3 O 8 )

9.FA.30 Orthoclase K(AlSi 3 O 8 )

9.FA.30 Sanidine K(AlSi 3 O 8 )

9.FA.30 Rubicline Rb(AlSi 3 O 8 )

9.FA.30 Monalbite NaAlSi 3 O 8

9.FA.35 Albite Na(AlSi 3 O 8 )

9.FA.35 Anorthite Ca(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )

9.FA.35 Bytownite (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si 2 O 8 ]

9.FA.35 Labradorite (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si 2 O 8 ]

9.FA.35 Oligoclase (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si 2 O 8 ]

9.FA.35 Reedmergnerite NaBSi 3 O 8

9.FA.40 Paracelsian Ba(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )

9.FA.45 Svyatoslavite Ca(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )

9.FA.45 Kumdykolite Na(AlSi 3 O 8 )

9.FA.50 Slawsonite Sr(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )

9.FA.55 Lisetite CaNa 2 Al 4 Si 4 O 16

9.FA.60 Banalsite Na 2 BaAl 4 Si 4 O 16

9.FA.60 Stronalsite Na 2 SrAl 4 Si 4 O 16

9.FA.65 Danburite CaB 2 Si 2 O 8

9.FA.65 Maleevite BaB 2 Si 2 O 8

9.FA.65 Pekovite SrB 2 Si 2 O 8

9.FA.70 Lingunite (Na,Ca)AlSi 3 O 8

9.FA.75 Kokchetavite K(AlSi 3 O 8 )

Other Names for Andesine

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Synonyms: Andesite (of Dana)

Name in Other German: Andesin

Languages:
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Simplified Chinese:

Other Information
Health Risks: No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Andesine in petrology
An essential component of (items highlighted in red)

Igneous rock
Normal crystalline igneous rock
Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock
Granitoid
Granodiorite
Microgranodiorite
Volhynite
Tonalite
Charnockitic tonalite
Leucocratic charnockitic tonalite
Dioritoid
Monzodiorite
Olivine monzodiorite
Srkedalite
Anorthositoid
Anorthosite
Andesinite
Foid-syenitoid
Foid-monzosyenite
Nepheline-monzosyenite
Analcime nepheline-monzosyenite
Barshawite
Fine-grained ("volcanic") normal crystalline igneous rock
Trachytoid
Trachyandesite
Banakite
Doreite
Phonolitoid
Tephritic-phonolite
Tautirite
Intermediate volcanic rock
Icelandite
Duncanite

Metamorphic rock
Impactite
Multiple impact impactite
Shock lithified impact regolith
Shock lithified impact regolith breccia
Regolith breccia
Martian basaltic breccia

Common component of (items highlighted in red)

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Igneous rock
Normal crystalline igneous rock
Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock
Granitoid
Granodiorite
Dioritoid
Diorite
Rikotite
Appinite
Fine-grained ("volcanic") normal crystalline igneous rock
Intermediate volcanic rock
Icelandite

References for Andesine

Reference List: Richet, P., Bottinga, Y. (1984) Anorthite, andesine, wollastonite, diopside, cordierite, and pyrope thermodynamics of melting, glass transitions, and
properties of the amorphous phases. Earth and Planetary Science Letters: 67: 415-432.

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