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hornblende

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English

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Etymology

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From German Hornblende, from Horn (horn) + Blende (see blende).

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hornblende (countable and uncountable, plural hornblendes)

  1. (mineralogy) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.

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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Hornblende”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • hornblende”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Hornblende.

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hornblende f (plural hornblendes)

  1. (mineralogy) hornblende

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Italian

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Noun

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hornblende f

  1. plural of hornblenda