different between hornblende vs tschermakite

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)

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

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Hornblende”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “hornblende”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

French

Etymology

From German Hornblende.

Noun

hornblende f (plural hornblendes)

1. (mineralogy) hornblende

Italian

Noun

hornblende f

1. plural of hornblenda

English

Etymology

For Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg, +? -ite.

Noun

tschermakite (plural tschermakites)

1. a complex silicate mineral (a kind of hornblende) containing calcium, magnesium, aluminium and ferric iron found in metamorphic rocks

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Tschermakite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “tschermakite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.