Etymology

andesite

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Today it means: Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar. Full definition →

English Andes ← Spanish Andes ← Quechua anti
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  1. Quechuaanti
  2. SpanishAndes
  3. EnglishAndes
  4. English todayandesite

From Andes + -ite.

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