amphibolite
[ am-fib-uh-lahyt ]
/ æmˈfɪb əˌlaɪt /
noun Petrography.
a metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole and plagioclase.
OTHER WORDS FROM amphibolite
am·phib·o·lit·ic [am-fib-uh-lit-ik] /æmˌfɪb əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby amphibolite
amphiblastic,
amphiblastula,
amphibole,
amphibolic,
amphibolic fistula,
amphibolite,
amphibology,
amphibolous,
amphiboly,
amphibrach,
amphicarpous
Example sentences from the Web for amphibolite
The term is to some extent synonymous with “amphibolite” and “hornblende-schist.”
The specimen was taken from a pegmatite dike at its contact with an amphibolite.
The Long Labrador Trail |Dillon Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for amphibolite
amphibolite
/ (æmˈfɪbəˌlaɪt) /
noun
a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
Scientific definitions for amphibolite
amphibolite
[ ăm-fĭb′ə-līt′ ]
A metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase and having little or no quartz.