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Hornblende

Hornblende is a complex inosilicate series of minerals. It is not a recognized mineral in its own right, but the name is used as a general or field term, to refer to a dark amphibole. Hornblende minerals are common in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

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Category
Silicate mineral
Cleavage
Imperfect at 56° and 124°
Color
Black to dark green or brown
Crystal habit
Hexagonal/granular
Crystal system
Monoclinic
Fracture
Uneven

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Hornblende

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples41
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
Components1

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Hornblende

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related to Compositional variances · 9
Hornblende → Ca2, Fe, It, Magnesiohornblende, Mg, NaCa2, OH, Si6Al2O22, Si7AlO22
related to Occurrence · 3
Hornblende → However, It, Much
related to Physical properties · 3
Hornblende → It, Its, Pyroxenes
is a · 2
Hornblende → complex inosilicate series of minerals, inosilicate
related to Etymology · 2
Hornblende → German Horn, The
Category · 1
Hornblende → Silicate mineral
Cleavage · 1
Hornblende → Imperfect at 56° and 124°
Color · 1
Hornblende → Black to dark green or brown
Crystal habit · 1
Hornblende → Hexagonal/granular
Crystal system · 1
Hornblende → Monoclinic

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minerals mineral dark series igneous mg fe oh amphibole cleavage rocks general also color formula al si 8o22 inosilicate references

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HornblendeCategorySilicate mineral1.00infobox
HornblendeCleavageImperfect at 56° and 124°1.00infobox
HornblendeColorBlack to dark green or brown1.00infobox
HornblendeCrystal habitHexagonal/granular1.00infobox
HornblendeCrystal systemMonoclinic1.00infobox
HornblendeFormula.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:l…1.00infobox
HornblendeFractureUneven1.00infobox
HornblendeIMA symbolHbl1.00infobox
HornblendeLusterVitreous to dull1.00infobox
HornblendeMohs scale hardness5–61.00infobox
HornblendePleochroismStrong1.00infobox
HornblendeSpace groupC2/m1.00infobox
HornblendeSpecific gravity2.91.00infobox
HornblendeStreakPale gray, gray-white, white, colorless1.00infobox
Hornblendeis acomplex inosilicate series of minerals0.90text
Hornblendeis ainosilicate0.90text

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