hornblende

English

Etymology

From German Hornblende, from Horn (“horn”) + Blende (see blende).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːnˌblɛnd/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔɹnˌblɛnd/

Noun

hornblende (countable and uncountable, plural hornblendes)

A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.

Translations

a green to black amphibole mineral

Finnish: sarvivälke
Icelandic: hornblendi n
Russian: рогова́я обма́нка (ru) f (rogovája obmánka)

Spanish: hornablenda f, hornblenda f
Tagalog: ornablenda

Further reading

“Hornblende” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
hornblende mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

Italian

Noun

hornblende f

plural of hornblenda

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