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hornblendite Petrogr.|ˈhɔːnblɛndaɪt| Also † -yte. [f. hornblende + -ite1.] A granular rock largely or entirely composed of hornblende.
1874J. D. Dana Man. Geol. (ed. 2) ii. i. 70 Hornblendyte.—A very tough, granular, crystalline rock, consisting of hornblende, and hardly schistose in structure. 1901Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LXXX. ii. 170 Hornblendite from Brandberget, consisting essentially of hornblende. 1930Peach & Horne Geol. Scotl. 26 The ultrabasic rocks (pyroxenites, hornblendites) generally form lenticles. 1967P. J. Wyllie Ultramafic & Related Rocks i. 2/2 Hornblendites vary widely in mineralogy, and various combinations of hornblende, pyroxene, olivine, and biotite are known. |