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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hornblende /ˈhɔːnblɛnd/

▶noun a dark brown, black, or green mineral consisting of a silicate of calcium, magnesium, and iron and present in many rocks.

– origin C18: from Ger., from Horn ‘horn’ + blende (see blende).

'hornblende' also found in these Oxford entries:

amphibolite - diorite - greenstone - hypersthene - syenite - tonalite

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