hornblende
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hornblende (ˈhɔːnˌblɛnd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a black or greenish-black mineral of the amphibole group, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Composition: calcium magnesium iron sodium aluminium aluminosilicate. General formula: (Ca,Na)2.3(Mg,Fe,Al)5Si6(Si,Al)2O22(OH)2 | |
| [C18: from German Horn horn + | |
| horn'blendic | |
| —adj | |
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| hornblende (hôrn'blěnd') Pronunciation Key
A common, green to black mineral of the amphibole group. It has a variable composition and occurs in monoclinic crystals with a hexagonal cross-section, in fibrous forms, or in granular forms. Hornblende is found in many metamorphic and igneous rocks. Chemical formula: (Ca,Na)2-3(Mg,Fe,Al)5(Al,Si)8O22(OH)22. |
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Example sentences
Consists of various light-colored, plagioclase-rich gneisses and interlayered amphibolite and hornblende gneiss.
Hornblende gabbro locally intrudes and is mapped with the diorite.
They are dolerites and gabbros and diorites and hornblende-amphibolites and basalts.
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