Amphibole

Definition:

  • (n.) A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. The color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are tremolite, actinolite, asbestus, edenite, hornblende (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species). Amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline rocks, as syenite, diorite, most varieties of trachyte, etc. See Hornblende.

Compare amphibole with other words:

amphibole vs. amphiboly

amphibole vs. uralitization

amphibole vs. pargasite

amphibole vs. equivocation

actinolite vs. amphibole

amphibole vs. anthophyllite

amphibole vs. tremolite

amphibole vs. hornblende

aluminum vs. amphibole

aluminium vs. amphibole

amphibole vs. iron

amphibole vs. magnesium

amphibole vs. calcium

amphibole vs. silicate

amphibole vs. hydrated

amphibole vs. granite

amphibian vs. amphibole

amphibole vs. sodium

amphibole vs. pyroxene