amphibole

• Mineral aus der Gruppe der Amphibole, einer Klasse von gesteinsbildenden Silikatmineralen, die häufig in metamorphen und magmatischen Gesteinen vorkommt.

A noun referring to a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group, a class of rock-forming silicate minerals.

1. Mineral groupC2formalscientific

   A group of rock-forming silicate minerals characterized by a double-chain structure, typically dark in color and found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

   Amphibolgruppe

   • The geologist identified the dark mineral in the sample as an amphibole.
   • Amphiboles are common components of many metamorphic rocks.
   • The amphibole group includes minerals like hornblende and actinolite.