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Definition: HORNBLENDE GRANITE

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. Granite containing hornblende as well as mica, or, according to some authorities hornblende replacing the mica.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Definition: HORNBLENDE GRANITE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Expression1. Granite containing hornblende as well as mica, or, according to some authorities hornblende replacing the mica.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Common Expressions: HORNBLENDE GRANITE

ExpressionsDefinition
Hornblende graniteGranite containing hornblende as well as mica, or, according to some authorities hornblende replacing the mica. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

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Specialty Expressions: HORNBLENDE GRANITE

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Hornblende graniteMiningA felsic plutonic rock, generally adamellite or granodiorite, containing an amphibole (often hornblende) as an essential dark-colored constituent; with decreasing quartz it grades through tonalite into normal diorite. (references)

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