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amphibole

/ˈæm.fɪ.bəʊl/

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noun

/ˈæm.fɪ.bəʊl/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее минерал или разновидность минерала, принадлежащего к группе амфиболов — классу породообразующих силикатных минералов.

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.

    ruГруппа минералов

    • 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.
Forms
  • amphiboles plural form
  • amphiboles' possessive plural form
  • amphibole's possessive singular form