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amphibole
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amphibole
n.
(Mineralogy) any of several varieties of common ferromagnesian silicate minerals (such as hornblende and asbestos)
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Amphibole
Amphibole is the name of an important group of generally dark-colored, inosilicate minerals, forming prism or needlelike crystals, composed of double chain tetrahedra, linked at the vertices and generally containing ions of iron and/or magnesium in their structures. Amphiboles can be green, black, colorless, white, yellow, blue, or brown.
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amphibole
Noun
1. a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group
(hypernym) mineral
(hyponym) nephrite
(member-holonym) amphibole group
(substance-holonym) amphibolite
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Amphibole (die)
nf.
amphibole, complex group of minerals
amphibol
adj.
amphibolic, relating to the mineral amphibole
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amphibole
n.
amphibole, any of several varieties of common ferromagnesian silicate minerals (such as hornblende and asbestos) (Mineralogy)
