different between hornblende vs peridotite

hornblende

English

Etymology

From German Hornblende, from Horn (“horn”) + Blende (see blende).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /?h??n?bl?nd/
(US) IPA^(key): /?h??n?bl?nd/

Noun

hornblende (countable and uncountable, plural hornblendes)

(mineralogy) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.

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French

Etymology

From German Hornblende.

Noun

hornblende f (plural hornblendes)

(mineralogy) hornblende

Italian

Noun

hornblende f

plural of hornblenda

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peridotite

English

Etymology

From peridot +? -ite.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /?p???d?ta?t/
(US) IPA^(key): /p????d.??ta?t/

Noun

peridotite (countable and uncountable, plural peridotites)

(geology) A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 60:
  Varieties of peridotite are distinguished by their mineral composition; for example, dunite is a peridotite which is virtually all olivine, and a dense, dark green in colour.

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different between hornblende vs peridotite

hornblende

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peridotite

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