andesite

intermediate igneous rock
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andesite

Summary

andesite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,275 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • andesite is made of plagioclase[2].
  • andesite is made of hornblende[3].
  • andesite is made of biotite series[4].
  • andesite is made of pyroxene[5].
  • andesite is a type of volcanic rock[6].
  • andesite is a type of intermediate rock[7].
  • andesite is a type of Q141281675[8].
  • andesite's Commons category is recorded as Andesite[9].
  • andesite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[10].
  • andesite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • andesite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • andesite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • andesite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • andesite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[15].
  • andesite's equivalent class is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000441[16].
  • andesite's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/rockmaterial/Andesite[17].
  • andesite's P14541 is recorded as 2Yb0jc[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include volcanic rock[6], intermediate rock[7], and Q141281675[8].

Why It Matters

andesite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,275 views/month).[1] andesite has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] andesite is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → volcanic rock, intermediate rock, Q141281675
    Mindat mineral id → 48484
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q141281675]]"
  2. 4w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → volcanic rock, intermediate rock, Q141281675
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/rockmaterial/Andesite"
  3. 4w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match → —
    Equivalent class → http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000441, https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/rockmaterial/Andesite
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P2888]] to [[Property:P1709]]"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Made from material → plagioclase, hornblende, biotite series +1
    P14541 → 2Yb0jc
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 22w ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → volcanic rock, intermediate rock, Q141281675
    Award received → —
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +3
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13613]]: 74281"
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