amphiboliteamphibolyten.
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= Hornblende-rock or Diabase.
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quartzite1823
mica-schist1826
amphibolite1833
hornfels1854
phthanite1854
hornblendite1874
psammite1882
tourmaline-rock1882
tourmaline-schist1882
jasperoid1898
skarn1901
metagabbro1904
metabasite1907
verdite1908
rodingite1911
siallite1933
tonstein1961
greenlandite1981
1833 C. Lyell Elem. Geol. (1865) 593 Amphibolite—is a trap of the basaltic family.
1868 J. D. Dana Min. 240 Hornblende-rock or amphibolyte, consists of massive hornblende of a dark greenish-black or black colour, and has a granular texture.
1868 J. D. Dana Min. 343 If the hornblende and labradorite constitute a homogeneous fine-grained compact mass, the rock is called amphibolyte or diabase.
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amphiboˈlitic adj. of the nature of amphibolite; resembling amphibolite in composition.
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1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) II. 804 A conformable series of sericitic, amphibolitic, chloritic, and other schists.
1952 Norsk Geol. Tidsskr. 30 128 The final product of metamorphism is a crystalloblastic, amphibolitic rock, including biotite, garnet and diopside.
1989 Nature 20 July 223/1 A foliated orthogneiss consisting of tonalitic and amphibolitic layers alternating on a centimetre scale.
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