amphibolite
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æmˈfɪb.əˌlaɪt/
Noun
amphibolite (countable and uncountable, plural amphibolites)
- Any of a class of metamorphic rocks composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
- 2020, Tianfeng Wan, The Tectonics and Metallogenesis of Asia, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 113:
- At that time, the Gondwana supercontinent was located at the southern part of the Southern Hemisphere, developed amphibolite metamorphism and formed the united crystalline basement at about 510 Ma.
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Translations
metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole
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Further reading
- “amphibolite”, in Mindat.org – Glossary, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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