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AMPHIBOLITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does amphibolite mean?
• AMPHIBOLITE (noun)
The noun AMPHIBOLITE has 1 sense:
1. a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase
Familiarity information: AMPHIBOLITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("amphibolite" is a kind of...):
metamorphic rock (rock altered by pressure and heat)
Meronyms (substance of "amphibolite"):
amphibole (a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group)
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