Diorite is an igneous rock that has hardened slowly underground, and andesite, whose composition is similar, is

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Diorite is an igneous rock that has hardened slowly underground, and andesite, whose composition is similar, is an igneous rock that has hardened on the earth’s surface. How can they be distinguished from one another?

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The Physical Universe

ISBN: 978-0077862619

16th edition

Authors: Konrad B Krauskopf, Arthur Beiser

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