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HORNBLENDE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A ferric variety of aluminum amphibole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Amphibole contenant de l'aluminium.

CONT

La principale [amphibole] est la hornblende, en général vert foncé, courante dans les syénites, diorites et roches métamorphiques calciques et dont la formule varie [...]

CONT

Faciès des amphibolites à hornblende et plagioclases.

OBS

On distingue deux sortes de hornblende : a) la hornblende commune (ou verte) [...]; b) la hornblende basaltique (ou brune) [...]

OBS

Étymologie : vieux nom allemand signifiant blende cornée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Silicato de aluminio, calcio, hierro y magnesio perteneciente al grupo de los anfíboles.

CONT

Los componentes preponderantes de la hornblenda son la alúmina [...] y el óxido ferroso [...] Se encuentra en forma de masas laminares o de prismas de seis caras, cristalizados en el sistema monoclínico, de color verde oscuro o pardo negruzco.

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