Basaltic andesite

Basaltic andesite from Parícutin volcano in Mexico

Basaltic andesite is a volcanic rock that is intermediate in composition between basalt and andesite. It is composed predominantly of augite and plagioclase. Basaltic andesite can be found in volcanoes around the world, including in Central America[1] and the Andes of South America.[2]

  1. ^ Jordan, B.R.; Sigurdsson, H.; Carey, S.; Lundin, S.; Rogers, R.D.; Singer, B.; Barquero-Molina, M. (2007). "Petrogenesis of Central American Tertiary ignimbrites and associated Caribbean Sea tephra". In Mann, Paul (ed.). Geologic and tectonic development of the Caribbean plate boundary in northern Central America. Geological Society of America. p. 161.
  2. ^ Kay, Suzanne Mahlburg; Copeland, Peter (2006). "Early to middle Miocene backarc magmas of the Neuquén Basin: Geochemical consequences of slab shallowing and the westward drift of South America". In Kay, Suzanne Mahlburg; Ramos, Victor A. (eds.). Evolution of an Andean margin: a tectonic and magmatic view from the Andes to the Neuquén Basin (35 degrees-39 degrees S lat). Geological Society of America. p. 209.

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