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Liebske, C., Behrens, H., Holtz, F. & Lange, R. A. The influence of pressure and composition on the viscosity of andesitic melts.

From Nature • Dec. 12, 2017

Most of them are massive granitic batholiths, but they're shot through with andesitic dykes.

From Scientific American • Jun. 4, 2017

The close similarity of the andesitic granites and porphyries, throughout Chile, Tierra del Fuego, and even in Peru, is very remarkable.

From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles

The lavas and ashes which form these cones are mostly andesitic.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

They are agates derived from the andesitic lavas of Old Red Sandstone age, chiefly in the Ochils and the Sidlaws.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg