amphibole

English

Noun

amphibole (plural amphiboles)

1. (geology) A large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum

Derived terms

• amphibolite

Translations

Large group of similar hydrated double silicate minerals

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 閃石, 闪石

  Mandarin: 閃石 (cmn), 闪石 (cmn) (shǎnshí), 角閃石 (cmn), 角闪石 (cmn) (jiǎoshǎnshí)

• Finnish: amfiboli (fi)
• French: amphibole (fr) f

• German: Amphibol (de) n
• Japanese: 角閃石 (ja) (かくせんせき, kakusenseki)
• Russian: амфибол (ru) (amfiból) m
• Spanish: anfíbol (es) m

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Latin

Adjective

amphibole

1. vocative masculine singular of amphibolus