amphibolite

English

Etymology

From amphibole +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æmˈfɪb.əˌlaɪt/

Noun

amphibolite (countable and uncountable, plural amphibolites)

1. Any of a class of metamorphic rocks composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
   • 2020, Tianfeng Wan, The Tectonics and Metallogenesis of Asia, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 113:

     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.

Derived terms

• amphibolitize
• orthoamphibolite

 

Related terms

• amphibolitic

Translations

metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole

• Danish: amfibolit c
• Finnish: amfiboliitti (fi)
• Galician: anfibolita (gl) f
• Greek: αμφιβολίτης (el) m (amfivolítis)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: amfibolitt m

  Nynorsk: amfibolitt m

• Polish: amfibolit (pl) m
• Portuguese: anfibolita (pt) f
• Russian: амфиболи́т (ru) m (amfibolít)

Further reading

• “amphibolite”, in Mindat.org – Glossary‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.