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Andesite, an Uncommon card
Andesite is a volcanic rock of intermediate composition. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between silica-poor basalt and silica-rich rhyolite.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 70
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 77,000
Ranked #2,146 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Andesite quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Andesite card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Andesite is the ______ equivalent of plutonic diorite.
Answer
extrusive. Andesite is the extrusive equivalent of plutonic diorite. From the Andesite article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Arthropleura. Arthropleura 160,000 · African wild ass 110,000 · Andesite 77,000 · Ural 57,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is fine-grained to porphyritic in texture, and is composed predominantly of sodium-rich plagioclase plus pyroxene or hornblende.
- Andesite is the extrusive equivalent of plutonic diorite.
- Characteristic of subduction zones, andesite represents the dominant rock type in island arcs.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Andesite article was read about 77,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 70: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Andesite
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The cards just above and just below Andesite in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Police carUncommon · Science · ATK 76 DEF 62
- Power stationUncommon · Arts · ATK 75 DEF 63
- ChinampaUncommon · History · ATK 67 DEF 71
- Fortune-tellingUncommon · Society · ATK 69 DEF 69
- Arabic coffeeUncommon · Society · ATK 68 DEF 70
- BushehrUncommon · Society · ATK 70 DEF 68
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Andesite (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Photographer: Siim Sepp , 2005, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
