Andesite
Description
A roundish piece of andesite that has been broken at one end. It is a multi-coloured rock with red, black and grey throughout. On the bottom there is a hole.
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Classification
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Andesite
is
a
volcanic
rock
with
a
bubbly
texture.
They
have
plenty
of
crystals
in
them.
Mount
Taranaki
is
made
up
of
Andesite
and
is
one
of
the
perfect
examples
of
an
andesite
cone.
Some
of
the
Andesite
around
Taranaki
contain
olivine,
feldspar,
squat
augite
and
bladed
hornblende.
Accession number
A100.689
Collection type
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