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3 unusual facts about andesite


Andesite

:For the extinct cephalopod genus, see Andesites.

Anipemza

Near to village the industrial complex of building materials (processing of Pumice, Tuff, Andesite) is located.

Nooitgedacht Glacial Pavements

As the Dwyka glaciers moved, grinding their way southwards, the rocks and rubble that became embedded in their belly smoothed the underlying Andesite rock pavements and scoured out scratch marks, known as striations.


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Coatlicue statue

The Coatlicue statue is a 2.7 metre (8.9 ft) tall andesite statue usually identified with the Aztec goddess Coatlicue ("snakes-her-skirt").

Geology of Australia

Andesite and Rhyolite volcanoes were found in central NSW, the Snowy Mountains, Eden, New England and near Clermont, Queensland.

Tassajara Formation

The Tassajara Formation consists of sediments ranging from brown to gray mudstone, andesitic sandstone, conglomerate, and minor bentonitic and pumiceous tuff.


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