amphibolite

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Etymology

From amphibole +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æmˈfɪb.əˌlaɪt/

Noun

amphibolite (countable and uncountable, plural amphibolites)

  1. Any of a class of metamorphic rocks composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
    • 2020, Tianfeng Wan, The Tectonics and Metallogenesis of Asia, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 113:
      At that time, the Gondwana supercontinent was located at the southern part of the Southern Hemisphere, developed amphibolite metamorphism and formed the united crystalline basement at about 510 Ma.

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