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hornblende

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HORNBLEND

n.A mineral of several varieties, called by Hauy amphibole. It is sometimes in regular distinct crystals; more generally the result of confused crystallization, appearing in masses, composed of lamins, acicular crystals or fibers, variously aggregated. Its prevailing colors are black and green.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HORNBLENDE

Horn "blende `, n. Etym: [G., fr. horn horn + blende blende. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: The common black, or dark green or brown, variety of amphibole. (See Amphibole. ) It belongs to the aluminous division of the species, and is also characterized by its containing considerable iron. Also used as a general term to include the whole species. Hornblende schist (Geol.), a hornblende rock of schistose structure.

 

HORNBLENDIC

HORNBLENDIC Horn *blend "ic, a.

 

Defn: Composed largely of hornblende; resembling or relating to hornblende.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hornblende

horn blende |ˈhôrnˌblend ˈhɔrnˌblɛnd | ▶noun a dark brown, black, or green mineral of the amphibole group consisting of a hydroxyl alumino-silicate of calcium, magnesium, and iron, occurring in many igneous and metamorphic rocks. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from German, from Horn ‘horn ’ + blende (see blende ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

hornblende

hornblende |ˈhɔːnblɛnd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a dark brown, black, or green mineral consisting of a silicate of calcium, magnesium, and iron, occurring in many igneous and metamorphic rocks. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from German, from Horn ‘horn ’ + blende (see blende ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Hornblende

Horn blen de Substantiv, feminin , die |H o rnblende |ein Mineral

 

Spanish Dictionary

hornblenda

hornblenda nombre femenino Mineral compuesto principalmente por hierro y aluminio, de color verde oscuro, marrón o negruzco, y presente en diversas rocas metamórficas; cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico .