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Definition of Hornblende

Hornblende
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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- 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...
- Hornblende gabbro is an intrusive rock similar to normal gabbro (gabbro sensu stricto). In the QAPF classification it falls within the gabbro field, in...
- is composed predominantly of sodium-rich plagioclase plus pyroxene or hornblende. Andesite is the extrusive equivalent of plutonic diorite. Characteristic...
- Ferro-ferri-hornblende is an amphibole-supergroup mineral with the formula ☐Ca2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2. It contains essential vacancy (☐). It was discovered...
- also extends towards hornblende and arfvedsonite. There is not a continuous series between calcic clinoamphiboles, such as hornblende, and low-calcium amphiboles...
- Schist (/ˈʃɪst/ SHIST) is a medium-grained metamorphic rock showing pronounced schistosity (named for the rock). This means that the rock is composed of...
- silicate minerals plagioclase feldspar (typically andesine), biotite, hornblende, and sometimes pyroxene. The chemical composition of diorite is intermediate...
- granular aggregates of clear green hornblende: in fact the original structure disappears. In Norway scapolite-hornblende rocks have long been known at Ødegården...
- (/æmˈfɪbəlaɪt/) is a metamorphic rock that contains amphibole, especially hornblende and actinolite, as well as plagioclase feldspar, but with little or no...
- less than 5% each of pyroxene or hornblende. Hornblende gabbro is composed almost entirely of plagioclase and hornblende, with less than 5% each of pyroxene...