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hornblende

horn·blende
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hawrn-blend]
    • /ˈhɔrnˌblɛnd/
    • /ˈhɔːnblend/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawrn-blend]
    • /ˈhɔrnˌblɛnd/

Definitions of hornblende word

  • noun hornblende a dark-green to black mineral of the amphibole group, calcium magnesium iron and hydroxyl aluminosilicate. 1
  • noun hornblende A dark brown, black, or green mineral of the amphibole group consisting of a hydroxyl alumino-silicate of calcium, magnesium, and iron, occurring in many igneous and metamorphic rocks. 1
  • noun hornblende 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 0
  • noun hornblende a hard, heavy, dark-colored, monoclinic mineral, one of the amphiboles, (Ca,Na)2-3(Mg,Fe,Al)5(Al,Si)8O22(OH)2 0
  • noun hornblende A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock. 0
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Origin of hornblende

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
From German, dating back to 1760-70; See origin at horn, blende

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Related words

  • hornblende schist

    a variety of schist containing needles of hornblende that lie in parallel planes.

  • amphibole

    any of a large group of minerals consisting of the silicates of calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium, and aluminium, usually in the form of long slender dark-coloured crystals. Members of the group, including hornblende, actinolite, and tremolite, are common constituents of igneous rocks

  • andesite

    a fine-grained tan or grey volcanic rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, esp andesine, amphibole, and pyroxene

  • camptonite

    a lamprophyric rock occurring in dikes and composed of labradorite, pyroxene, sodic hornblende and olivine.

  • diorite

    a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.

  • epidiorite

    metamorphosed diorite, with a fibrous amphibole component
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