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Definition of Hornblendic
1. a. Composed largely of hornblende; resembling or relating to hornblende.
Definition of Hornblendic
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to hornblende. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hornblendic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hornblendic
Literary usage of Hornblendic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geological Excursions; Or, The Rudiments of Geology for Young Learners by Alexander Winchell (1884)
"Now, to-day we wish to study hornblendic rocks. ... Well, pick out your hornblendic
rock. Here it is; what other minerals do you find in it ? ..."
2. Transactions of the Manchester Geological Society by Manchester Geological Society (1876)
"It appeared more like a hornblendic trap. Mr. AITKEN said he saw nothing like
granite in any of the specimens on the table; they were all ..."
3. The Geology of Worcester, Massachusetts by Joseph Hartshorn Perry, Benjamin Kendall Emerson (1903)
"hornblendic (6) Then there is a band, thirty-five feet wide, biotite gneiss made
up of narrower alternating bands of biotite and hornblende gneiss, ..."
4. Report of Progress for by Geological Survey of Canada (1879)
"... first forming narrow dykes, becomes preponderant, and a little further on is
again found in dykes, but now cutting a pale, coarse hornblendic granite. ..."
5. A Report on the Asbestos, Talc and Soapstone Deposits of Georgia by Oliver Baker Hopkins (1914)
"hornblendic ROCKS In a previous section it was explained how rocks composed
largely of hornblende may be formed from gabbros and diorites. ..."
6. Observations on Metalliferous Deposits and on Subterranean Temperature by William Jory Henwood (1871)
"... in like manner whenever lime forms either part of the rock or beds and veins
in the hornblendic series, the lodes contain calcareous matter also. ..."
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