amphibolite

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amphibolite

  • /æmˈfɪb.əˌlaɪt/

noun amphibolites

  1. countable, uncountable Any of a class of metamorphic rocks composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc. 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.

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noun metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole

Portuguêsanfibolita
Ελληνικάαμφιβολίτης amfivolítis
Русскийамфиболи́т amfibolít

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@misc{amphibolite_2026,
  title = {amphibolite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amphibolite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}