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Hornblende vs Mica - What's the difference?

hornblende | mica |

As nouns the difference between hornblende and mica

is that hornblende is a green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock while mica is any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.

hornblende

English

Noun

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

    • mica

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia mica)
  • Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.

    • See also

    * biotite * lepidolite * muscovite * paragonite * phlogopite

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