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Hornblende vs Biotite - What's the difference?

hornblende | biotite |

As nouns the difference between hornblende and biotite

is that hornblende is a green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock while biotite is a dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron.

hornblende

English

Noun

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

    • biotite

    English

    (wikipedia biotite)

    Noun

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  • (mineral) A dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron.