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amphibolite

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am·phib·o·lite  (m-fb-lt)
n.
A metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole with minor plagioclase and little quartz.
am·phibo·litic (-ltk) adj.
amphibolite [æmˈfɪbəˌlaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
amphibolite  (m-fb-lt)
A metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase and having little or no quartz.
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Noun1.amphibolite - a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase
amphibole - a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group
metamorphic rock - rock altered by pressure and heat


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The supracrustal rocks are generally metamorphosed to amphibolite facies, less commonly to granulite facies, and rarely to greenschist facies.
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Mineralization at Dreadnought occurs within two zones, the northwest and southeast, of albitized, stockworked and sulphidized diorite hosted within amphibolite grade basalts.
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