Definition of hornblende in English:

hornblende

noun ˈhɔːnblɛndˈhɔrnˌblɛnd

mass noun

A dark brown, black, or green mineral consisting of a silicate of calcium, magnesium, and iron, occurring in many igneous and metamorphic rocks.
普通角闪石（一种暗褐色、黑色或绿色矿石，由含钙、锰和铁的硅酸盐组成，出现于许多火成岩和变质岩中）
Example sentencesExamples
- The granite is porphyritic with biotite and hornblende as important minerals and lies to the south of the contact; the gneiss lies to the north of the contact.
- The main constituent phases of these rocks are plagioclase, hornblende, pyroxene, quartz and K-feldspar, and accessory phases include magnetite, sphene, zircon and apatite.
- One of the rarer minerals is hornblende, which is also found with crystals of quartz.
- All four samples are medium-grained, and comprise variable proportions of hornblende, feldspar and quartz with accessory biotite and titanite.
- Although each mound had substantial amounts of quartz and kaolinite, minerals that reflected differences in mound material included magnetite, gypsum, hornblende, hematite, goethite, and feldspars.

Origin

Late 18th century: from German, from Horn 'horn' + blende (see blende).

Definition of hornblende in US English:

hornblende

nounˈhôrnˌblendˈhɔrnˌblɛnd

A dark brown, black, or green mineral of the amphibole group consisting of a hydroxyl alumino-silicate of calcium, magnesium, and iron, occurring in many igneous and metamorphic rocks.
普通角闪石（一种暗褐色、黑色或绿色矿石，由含钙、锰和铁的硅酸盐组成，出现于许多火成岩和变质岩中）
Example sentencesExamples
- All four samples are medium-grained, and comprise variable proportions of hornblende, feldspar and quartz with accessory biotite and titanite.
- Although each mound had substantial amounts of quartz and kaolinite, minerals that reflected differences in mound material included magnetite, gypsum, hornblende, hematite, goethite, and feldspars.
- The main constituent phases of these rocks are plagioclase, hornblende, pyroxene, quartz and K-feldspar, and accessory phases include magnetite, sphene, zircon and apatite.
- One of the rarer minerals is hornblende, which is also found with crystals of quartz.
- The granite is porphyritic with biotite and hornblende as important minerals and lies to the south of the contact; the gneiss lies to the north of the contact.

Origin

Late 18th century: from German, from Horn ‘horn’ + blende (see blende).

单词	hornblende
释义	Definition of hornblende in English: hornblende noun ˈhɔːnblɛndˈhɔrnˌblɛnd mass noun A dark brown, black, or green mineral consisting of a silicate of calcium, magnesium, and iron, occurring in many igneous and metamorphic rocks. 普通角闪石（一种暗褐色、黑色或绿色矿石，由含钙、锰和铁的硅酸盐组成，出现于许多火成岩和变质岩中） Example sentencesExamples The granite is porphyritic with biotite and hornblende as important minerals and lies to the south of the contact; the gneiss lies to the north of the contact. The main constituent phases of these rocks are plagioclase, hornblende, pyroxene, quartz and K-feldspar, and accessory phases include magnetite, sphene, zircon and apatite. One of the rarer minerals is hornblende, which is also found with crystals of quartz. All four samples are medium-grained, and comprise variable proportions of hornblende, feldspar and quartz with accessory biotite and titanite. Although each mound had substantial amounts of quartz and kaolinite, minerals that reflected differences in mound material included magnetite, gypsum, hornblende, hematite, goethite, and feldspars. Origin Late 18th century: from German, from Horn 'horn' + blende (see blende). Definition of hornblende in US English: hornblende nounˈhôrnˌblendˈhɔrnˌblɛnd A dark brown, black, or green mineral of the amphibole group consisting of a hydroxyl alumino-silicate of calcium, magnesium, and iron, occurring in many igneous and metamorphic rocks. 普通角闪石（一种暗褐色、黑色或绿色矿石，由含钙、锰和铁的硅酸盐组成，出现于许多火成岩和变质岩中） Example sentencesExamples All four samples are medium-grained, and comprise variable proportions of hornblende, feldspar and quartz with accessory biotite and titanite. Although each mound had substantial amounts of quartz and kaolinite, minerals that reflected differences in mound material included magnetite, gypsum, hornblende, hematite, goethite, and feldspars. The main constituent phases of these rocks are plagioclase, hornblende, pyroxene, quartz and K-feldspar, and accessory phases include magnetite, sphene, zircon and apatite. One of the rarer minerals is hornblende, which is also found with crystals of quartz. The granite is porphyritic with biotite and hornblende as important minerals and lies to the south of the contact; the gneiss lies to the north of the contact. Origin Late 18th century: from German, from Horn ‘horn’ + blende (see blende).
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