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orthoamphibolite

orthoamphibolite noun: 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.

Noun

orthoamphibolite (plural orthoamphibolites)

  1. 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.

Forms of orthoamphibolite

pluralorthoamphibolites
alternative formortho-amphibolite

Origin of orthoamphibolite

From ortho- + amphibolite.

Questions about orthoamphibolite

What does orthoamphibolite mean?
Orthoamphibolite means 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.
What part of speech is orthoamphibolite?
Orthoamphibolite is a noun.
What is the plural of orthoamphibolite?
The plural of orthoamphibolite is orthoamphibolites.

Words near orthoamphibolite in the dictionary

  1. orthoacids
  2. orthoaluminate
  3. orthoaluminates
  4. orthoamphibole
  5. orthoamphiboles
  6. orthoamphibolite
  7. orthoamphibolites
  8. orthoarsenite
  9. orthoarsenites
  10. orthoavulavirus
  11. orthoavulaviruses

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