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Hornblende vs Diorite - What's the difference?

hornblende | diorite |

As nouns the difference between hornblende and diorite

is that hornblende is a green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock while diorite is a grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.

hornblende

English

Noun

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

    • diorite

    English

    (wikipedia diorite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rock) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.

    • Derived terms

    * dioritic * granodiorite * microdiorite