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Amphibole vs Uralitization - What's the difference?

amphibole | uralitization |

In geology terms the difference between amphibole and uralitization

is that amphibole is a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum while uralitization is the change of pyroxene to amphibole by paramorphism.

amphibole

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geology) A large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum

    • Derived terms

    * amphibolite

    uralitization

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (geology) The change of pyroxene to amphibole by paramorphism.
    • (Webster 1913)