hornblende
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Hornblende, from Horn (“horn”) + Blende (see blende).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hornblende (countable and uncountable, plural hornblendes)
- (mineralogy) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a green to black amphibole mineral
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Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Hornblende”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “hornblende”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Hornblende.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]hornblende f (plural hornblendes)
Further reading
[edit]- “hornblende”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]hornblende f
- plural of hornblenda
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