hornblende schist
nounPetrography.
a variety of schist containing needles of hornblende that lie in parallel planes.
Origin of hornblende schist
1First recorded in 1815–25
Words Nearby hornblende schist
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How to use hornblende schist in a sentence
About Losito we found the trap had given place to hornblende schist, mica schist, and various schorly rocks.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | David Livingstonehornblende schist is common over large areas in the Lake Superior region.
The Elements of Geology | William Harmon NortonHe had some very fine teacups of agate and hornblende schist with finely chased silver covers, which I admired very much.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryThe term is to some extent synonymous with “amphibolite” and “hornblende-schist.”
Many outcrops of similar rocks have been traced in the northern zones of the Alps, often with serpentine and hornblende-schist.
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