Five intact veined andesite specimens were tested in triaxial compression with AE.
Experiments demonstrated that intact veined rock behaved differently than intact rock.
High C′/C ratios were observed in tests with confining pressure of up to 30 MPa.
The onset of AE correlated with damage initiation stress, not with crack initiation stress.
Experiments showed a short stage of unstable fracturing, atypical of intact rock.