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amphibolite
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Key facts
- Rock.name
- Amphibolite
- Rock.type
- Metamorphic
- Rock.image
- File:Amphibolite Geopark Prague 2014 1.jpg
- Rock.image_size
- 300
- Rock.caption
- An amphibolite boulder in the Botanical Gardens of Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
- Rock.composition
- Amphiboles, such as hornblende and actinolite, often with plagioclase.
- Rock.protolith
- Mafics, such as basalt
- Rock.fabric
- Schistose
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- Les Monts-Verts - Géoscope 20200813-03 Amphibolite.jpg
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- Ortho-amphibolite vs. para-amphibolite
- Amphibolite facies
- Uralite
- Epidiorite
- Uses
- References
thumb|Amphibolite from Cape Cod, [[Massachusetts]] thumb|Garnet bearing amphibolite from Val di Fleres, Italy
Amphibolite () is a metamorphic rock that contains amphibole, especially hornblende and actinolite, as well as plagioclase feldspar, but with little or no quartz. It is typically dark-colored and dense, with a weakly foliated or schistose (flaky) structure. The small flakes of black and white in the rock often give it a salt-and-pepper appearance.
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