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andesite

intermediate igneous rock
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Summary

andesite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,419 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Made from material: plagioclase[2], hornblende[3], biotite series[4], pyroxene[5]
  • Subclass of: volcanic rock[6], intermediate rock[7], fine-grained igneous rock[8]
  • Commons category: Andesite[9]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[10], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[15]
  • Equivalent class: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000441[16], https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/rockmaterial/Andesite[17]
  • P14541: 2Yb0jc[18]

Why It Matters

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]

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  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. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → volcanic rock, intermediate rock, fine-grained igneous rock
    Mindat mineral id → 48484
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: fine-grained igneous rock"
  2. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → volcanic rock, intermediate rock, fine-grained igneous rock
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Equivalent class: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/rockmaterial/Andesite"
  3. 5w 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 Exact match to Equivalent class"
  4. 13w 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. 23w ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → volcanic rock, intermediate rock, fine-grained igneous rock
    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 */ Enciclopedia galega universal id: 74281"
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