amphibolite

[ am-fib-uh-lahyt ]

/ æmˈfɪb əˌlaɪt /

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noun Petrography.

a metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole and plagioclase.

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Origin of amphibolite

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

Words nearby amphibolite

amphibious, amphiblastic, amphiblastula, amphibole, amphibolic, amphibolite, amphibology, amphibolous, amphiboly, amphibrach, amphicarpous

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How to use amphibolite in a sentence

The term is to some extent synonymous with “amphibolite” and “hornblende-schist.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
The specimen was taken from a pegmatite dike at its contact with an amphibolite.
The Long Labrador Trail|Dillon Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for amphibolite

amphibolite

/ (æmˈfɪbəˌlaɪt) /

noun

a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase

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Scientific definitions for amphibolite

amphibolite

[ ăm-fĭb′ə-līt′ ]

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