hornblendite

hornblendite
horn·blend·ite

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  • Hornblendite — is a plutonic rock consisting mainly of the amphibole hornblende. Hornblende rich ultramafic rocks are rare and when hornblende is the dominant mineral phase they are classified as hornblendites with qualifiers such as garnet hornblendite… …   Wikipedia

  • hornblendite — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌblenˌdīt noun ( s) Etymology: hornblende + ite : a granular igneous rock composed almost entirely of hornblende …   Useful english dictionary

  • amphibolite — amphibolitic /am fib euh lit ik/, adj. /am fib euh luyt /, n. Petrog. a metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole and plagioclase. [1825 35; AMPHIBOLE + ITE1] * * * Igneous or metamorphic rock composed largely or dominantly of amphibole… …   Universalium

  • hornblendit — HORNBLENDÍT, hornblendiţi, s.m. Rocă grăunţoasă alcătuită în special din hornblendă. – Din fr. hornblendite. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  hornblendít s. m. (sil. mf. horn ), pl. hornblendíţi Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa:… …   Dicționar Român

  • Geochemistry — The field of geochemistry involves study of the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, chemical processes and reactions that govern the composition of rocks and soils, and the cycles of matter and energy that transport the Earth s… …   Wikipedia

  • List of rock types — This page is intended as a list of all rock types. NOTOC A : Amphibolite: Andesite: Anorthosite : Anthracite: Aplite: Argillite: Arkose B : Banded iron formation: Basalt: Basanite: Blueschist: Boninite: Breccia C : Carbonatite: Cataclasite: Chalk …   Wikipedia

  • Amphibolite — (pronEng|æmˈfɪbəlaɪt) is the name given to a rock consisting mainly of hornblende amphibole, the use of the term being restricted, however, to metamorphic rocks. The modern terminology for a holocrystalline plutonic igneous rocks composed… …   Wikipedia

  • Ultramafic rock — Ultramafic (also referred to as ultrabasic) rocks are igneous and meta igneous rocks with very low silica content (less than 45%), generally >18% MgO, high FeO, low potassium, and are composed of usually greater than 90% mafic minerals (dark… …   Wikipedia

  • Lherzolite — is a type of ultramafic igneous rock. It is a coarse grained rock consisting of 40 to 90% olivine along with significant orthopyroxene and lesser calcic chromium rich clinopyroxene. Minor minerals include chromium and aluminium spinels and… …   Wikipedia

  • Superior craton — in the west. The western margin extends from northern Minnesota through eastern Manitoba to northwestern Ontario.The formation of the Superior craton is best explained within the context of 2.72 2.68 Ga accretion of small continental plates and… …   Wikipedia

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