ortho-amphibolite

A form of orthoamphibolite — Metamorphic rock composed mostly of amphibole, plagioclase, with lesser amounts of epidote, zoisite, chlorite, quartz, titanite, and accessory leucoxene, ilmenite and magnetite derived from an igneous rock.

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Meanings

nounortho-amphibolite (plural ortho-amphibolites)

plural ortho-amphibolites

  1. alternativeAlternative form of orthoamphibolite.
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