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hornblende
[ hawrn-blend ]
noun
- a dark-green to black mineral of the amphibole group, calcium magnesium iron and hydroxyl aluminosilicate.
hornblende
/ ˈhɔːnˌblɛnd /
noun
- 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) 5 Si 6 (Si,Al) 2 O 22 (OH) 2
hornblende
/ hôrn′blĕnd′ /
- 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) 8 O 22 (OH) 22 .
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Derived Forms
- ˌhornˈblendic, adjective
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Other Words From
- horn·blendic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hornblende1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hornblende1
C18: from German Horn horn + blende
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Example Sentences
Their geological formation is granite, with gneiss and mica slate, with clay slate, hornblende and primitive limestone overlying.
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There were, also, some striking water-worn masses of granitical and hornblende porphyry.
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They were succeeded by rocks of hornblende, which continued the whole distance to the head of the Grand Rapid.
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If my observations were well taken it embraces, sparingly, orbicular masses of hornblende.
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This latter embraces boulders of quartz and hornblende rock, along with limestones and sandstones.
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