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hornblende schist
noun
, Petrography.
- a variety of schist containing needles of hornblende that lie in parallel planes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hornblende schist1
First recorded in 1815–25
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Example Sentences
About Losito we found the trap had given place to hornblende schist, mica schist, and various schorly rocks.
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Hornblende schist is common over large areas in the Lake Superior region.
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He had some very fine teacups of agate and hornblende schist with finely chased silver covers, which I admired very much.
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The term is to some extent synonymous with “amphibolite” and “hornblende-schist.”
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Many outcrops of similar rocks have been traced in the northern zones of the Alps, often with serpentine and hornblende-schist.
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