andesitas porfiridicas

English translation: Porphyritic Andesite

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Spanish term or phrase:andesitas porfiridicas
English translation:Porphyritic Andesite
Entered by: lbotto

19:37 Dec 6, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Surveying / Mapa Metalogenetico
Spanish term or phrase: andesitas porfiridicas
En particular, conjuntamente con la formaciOn Todos Santos y generalmente subyacentes a la Formacion Atima, existe una formaciOn potente de andesitas porfiridicas con tobas y brechas asociadas que se han denominado rocas volcanicas "tipo Manto" (TM) del nombre de la localidad en el departamento de Olancho, donde se encuentran major representadas.
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Porphyritic Andesite
Explanation:
Porphyritic Andesite
core.ecu.edu/geology/harper/igneous/display_new.cfm?ID=135+ items – Name, Porphyritic Andesite. Texture, Porphyritic ...
Chemical Composition Intermediate
Mineral Composition Sodium - Calcium Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Hornblende
Rocks in Hand Specimen
www.earth.ox.ac.uk/~oesis/rocks/ign4.htmlPorphyritic andesite lava. Andesite is a volcanic rock intermediate in composition between basic and acid. It is lighter coloured than basalt. It is one of the typical ...
Explain how a porphyritic andesite would form
wiki.answers.com › ... › Jobs & Education › Education › College DegreesI believe that porphyritic andesite is formed from volcanic ash and bits and pieces of minerals that eventually become ejected from the volcano. How the andesite ...
Explain how a vesicular porphyritic andesite might have formed ...
answers.yahoo.com › ... › Earth Sciences & Geology
1 answer - 13 May 2007
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Benjamin A Flores
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Porphyritic Andesite


Explanation:
Porphyritic Andesite
core.ecu.edu/geology/harper/igneous/display_new.cfm?ID=135+ items – Name, Porphyritic Andesite. Texture, Porphyritic ...
Chemical Composition Intermediate
Mineral Composition Sodium - Calcium Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Hornblende
Rocks in Hand Specimen
www.earth.ox.ac.uk/~oesis/rocks/ign4.htmlPorphyritic andesite lava. Andesite is a volcanic rock intermediate in composition between basic and acid. It is lighter coloured than basalt. It is one of the typical ...
Explain how a porphyritic andesite would form
wiki.answers.com › ... › Jobs & Education › Education › College DegreesI believe that porphyritic andesite is formed from volcanic ash and bits and pieces of minerals that eventually become ejected from the volcano. How the andesite ...
Explain how a vesicular porphyritic andesite might have formed ...
answers.yahoo.com › ... › Earth Sciences & Geology
1 answer - 13 May 2007


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andesite
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyritic
Benjamin A Flores
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas gracias

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agree  Barbara L Pavlik
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