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amphibolite

[ am-fib-uh-lahyt ]

noun

Petrography.
  1. a metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole and plagioclase.


amphibolite

/ æˈɪəˌɪ /

noun

  1. a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

amphibolite

/ ă-ĭə-ī′ /

  1. A metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase and having little or no quartz.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·󾱲··· [am-fib-, uh, -, lit, -ik], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amphibolite1

First recorded in 1825–35; amphibole + -ite 1
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On our tour, Dr. Harlow spied more history in another goliath rock, a slab of amphibolite from Gore Mountain in upstate New York.

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Mr. Horenstein pointed out areas where the gneiss and the schist had deformed around the harder strata of amphibolite, as a viscous liquid might make its way slowly around a dam.

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They will find a Something there, In a cavern where no sound is, In a room of milky marble Walled with black amphibolite Over-scored with faded words And stained with time!

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The term is to some extent synonymous with “amphibolite” and “hornblende-schist.”

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It may be termed hornblende rock, or amphibolite.

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