Amphibolite
//æmˈfɪb.əˌlaɪt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of a class of metamorphic rocks composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc. countable, uncountable
"At that time, the Gondwana supercontinent was located at the southern part of the Southern Hemisphere, developed amphibolite metamorphism and formed the united crystalline basement at about 510 Ma."
- 2 a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase wordnet
Example
More examples"At that time, the Gondwana supercontinent was located at the southern part of the Southern Hemisphere, developed amphibolite metamorphism and formed the united crystalline basement at about 510 Ma."
Etymology
From amphibole + -ite.
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