Definitions for amphiboles

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amphiboles am·phi·bole

Spelling: [am-fuh-bohl]

IPA: /ˈæm fəˌboʊl/

Amphiboles is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 990 anagrams from letters in amphiboles (abehilmops).

Definitions for amphiboles

noun

1. any of a complex group of hydrous silicate minerals, containing chiefly calcium, magnesium, sodium, iron, and aluminum, and including hornblende, tremolite, asbestos, etc., occurring as important constituents of many rocks.
2. any of a complex group of hydrous silicate minerals, containing chiefly calcium, magnesium, sodium, iron, and aluminum, and including hornblende, tremolite, asbestos, etc., occurring as important constituents of many rocks.

Origin of amphiboles

1600-10; French Late Latin amphibolus amphibolous

Examples for amphiboles

Pargasite, pr′ga-sīt, n. a dark-green crystallised variety of amphibole or hornblende.

Both are common alteration products of magnesian silicate minerals such as olivine, pyroxene, and amphibole.

The fibrous variety of serpentine is the principal source of asbestos, an amphibole asbestos being less common.

The fibrous variety of serpentine is the principal source of asbestos, an amphibole asbestos being less common.

Both are common alteration products of magnesian silicate minerals such as olivine, pyroxene, and amphibole.

Pargasite, pr′ga-sīt, n. a dark-green crystallised variety of amphibole or hornblende.