| 单词 | amphibole |
| 释义 | amphibole (once / 161909 pages) n WORD FAMILY amphibole: amphiboles USAGE EXAMPLESA bright green variety of amphibole occurring usually in fibrous or columnar masses. Webster, Noah, Webster's Unabridged Dictionary(2012) HORNBLENDE, an important member of the amphibole group of rock-forming minerals. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2012) They had very little leucite and abounded in pyroxene and olivine, and sometimes contained a few crystals of amphibole.3. Palmieri, Luigi, The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872(2010) n a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group Hypo|Hyper nephrite an amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade that is less valuable than from jadeite; once believed to cure kidney disorders actinolitea green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate anthophyllitea dark brown mineral of the amphibole group; magnesium iron silicate asbestosa fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer hornblendea green to black mineral of the amphibole group; consists of silicates of calcium and sodium and magnesium and iron chrysotilea grey or green fibrous mineral; an important source of commercial asbestos tremolitea white or pale green mineral (calcium magnesium silicate) of the amphibole group used as a form of asbestos mineral solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
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