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Hornblende vs Byssolite - What's the difference?

hornblende | byssolite |

As nouns the difference between hornblende and byssolite

is that hornblende is a green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock while byssolite is (mineral) an olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.

hornblende

English

Noun

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

    • byssolite

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (mineral) An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.
    • (Webster 1913)