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Definition of Amphibolite
1. Noun. A metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase.
Definition of Amphibolite
1. Noun. (geology) Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amphibolite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Amphibolite
Literary usage of Amphibolite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Geological Survey of Western Australia (1906)
"Quartz mixed with amphibolite; no values; Jamaica reef (?) 52ft. ... End in hard
amphibolite. Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 bores are from the same locality, ..."
2. Preliminary Geological Map of Connecticut by Herbert Ernest Gregory, Henry Hollister Robinson (1908)
"This rock is seen to send out irregular stringers into the surrounding gneisses,
and to contain inclusions of amphibolite and other rocks. ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1905)
"... IN THE CONTACT-ZONE OF GRANITE AND amphibolite. BY GRENVILLE AJ COLE, MRIA,
FG8., Professor of Geology in the Royal College of Science for Ireland. ..."
4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1894)
"On the Transformation of an amphibolite into Quartz-mica-diorite. By Professor
WJ SOLLAS, D.Sc., FES On the steep northern side of the upper lake of ..."
5. The Precambrian Rocks of the Canton, New York, Quadrangle by James Cook Martin (1916)
"Isoclinal compression of folded amphibolite xenoliths in pink granite gneiss.
... Upturned edge of folded granite gneiss-amphibolite injection zone; ..."
6. A Report on the Asbestos, Talc and Soapstone Deposits of Georgia by Oliver Baker Hopkins (1914)
"amphibolite (Two and One-Half Miles East of Villa Rica) Megascopic characters.—'this
is a greyish-green, slightly schistose rock composed almost exclusively ..."
7. The Gabbros and Associated Rocks at Preston, Connecticut by Gerald Francis Loughlin (1912)
"62), the name "amphibolite" for convenience is restricted in this ... The amphibolite
sheets vary in thickness from a few inches to several feet. ..."
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