Definition of Hornblinde
Horn"blende` (?), n. [G., fr.
horn horn + blende blende.] (Min.) The
common black, or dark green or brown, variety of amphibole. (See
Amphibole.) It belongs to the aluminous division of the
species, and is also characterized by its containing considerable
iron. Also used as a general term to include the whole
species.
Hornblende schist (Geol.), a
hornblende rock of schistose structure.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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