amphibolite

[ am-fib-uh-lahyt ]

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

Origin of amphibolite

1
First recorded in 1825–35; amphibole + -ite1

Other words from amphibolite

  • am·phib·o·lit·ic [am-fib-uh-lit-ik], /æmˌfɪb əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for amphibolite

amphibolite

/ (æmˈfɪbəˌlaɪt) /


noun
  1. a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase

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Scientific definitions for amphibolite

amphibolite

[ ăm-fĭbə-līt′ ]


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

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