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Andesite - hand specimen

Andesite hand specimen
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Andesite thin section
Thin section 		Andesite hand specimen
Hand specimen
Andesite thin section x-polars
Thin section x-polars 		Andesite close up
Close-up
Andesite exposure
Exposure 		Andesite in use
Rock in use
Andesite - grey, medium-grained (just visible) interlocking crystals - a medium-grained, grey-coloured igneous rock.