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Amphibole Common

Amphibole has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group

2

Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum

See Also
pargasite amphibolite arfvedsonite amphibolic actinolite anthophyllite glaucophane aluminum
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
mineral
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
nephrite actinolite anthophyllite asbestos hornblende
Rhyming Words
ole nole vole tole iole sole mole hole kole dole bole cole role pole azole ecole whole drole dhole opole
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