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Definition of Hornblende schist

Hornblende schist
Hornblende Horn"blende`, n. [G., fr. horn horn + blende blende.] (Min.) The common black, or dark green or brown, variety of amphibole. (See Amphibole.) It belongs to the aluminous division of the species, and is also characterized by its containing considerable iron. Also used as a general term to include the whole species. Hornblende schist (Geol.), a hornblende rock of schistose structure.

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- Schist (/ˈʃɪst/ SHIST) is a medium-grained metamorphic rock showing pronounced schistosity (named for the rock). This means that the rock is composed of...
- Hornblende is a complex inosilicate series of minerals. It is not a recognized mineral in its own right, but the name is used as a general or field term...
- temperatures and is thus found in green-schist facies metamorphic rocks including gneiss, hornblende schist, and mica schist. The composition that is stable at...
- dolerite ****s, and a number of schists, split into two broad groups: hornblende schist and mica schist. The hornblende schist, found in contact with the serpentine...
- tremolite-talc schist is not generally considered a variety of amphibolite. A holocrystalline plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of hornblende amphibole...
- essential constituent, together with feldspar and frequently garnet. Like hornblende schist, amphibolite is formed by regional metamorphism of basic igneous rocks...
- consists of a complex suite of schist, gneiss, and quartzite. Setters Formation showing schist with tourmaline or hornblende crystals on the foliation plane...
- poor transportation. The ore is m****ive and disseminated sulfides in hornblende schist of Precambrian or Paleozoic age. Prin****l ore minerals are chalcopyrite...
- Spenser Mountains to its junction with the Maruia River. The schist in the river contains hornblende. The area has a temperate oceanic climate. Gold is said...
- layers, with less foliation than the mica schist. It weathers into a dark red soil. The texture of the mica schist is made up of heterogenous layers of minerals...