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English
Etymology
From amphibole + -ite.
Pronunciation
Noun
amphibolite (countable and uncountable, plural amphibolites)
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole
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