amphibole
Kelime Anlamı :

1. amfibol.
2. amfibol kimya ve fizik bakımından piroksenlerden farklı olan bir silikat familyas.
Tanımlar :
1. any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, such as hornblende, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. it occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. the color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. it is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. some common varieties are tremolite, actinolite, asbestus, edenite, hornblende (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species). amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline rocks, as syenite, diorite, most varieties of trachyte, etc. see hornblende.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A name given by Haüy to hornblende, from its resemblance to augite, for which it may readily be mistaken: now used as a general term to include all the varieties of which common hornblende is one. see hornblende.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group
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