AMPHIBOLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amphibole mean? 

• AMPHIBOLE (noun)
  The noun AMPHIBOLE has 1 sense:

1. a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group

  Familiarity information: AMPHIBOLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMPHIBOLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("amphibole" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amphibole"):

nephrite (an amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade that is less valuable than from jadeite; once believed to cure kidney disorders)

actinolite (a green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate)

anthophyllite (a dark brown mineral of the amphibole group; magnesium iron silicate)

asbestos (a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer)

hornblende (a green to black mineral of the amphibole group; consists of silicates of calcium and sodium and magnesium and iron)

Holonyms ("amphibole" is a member of...):

amphibole group (a group of minerals with similar crystal structures containing a silicate chain and combinations of chiefly sodium and calcium and magnesium and iron and aluminum)

Holonyms ("amphibole" is a substance of...):

amphibolite (a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase)

 Context examples 

A naturally occurring, blue, fibrous amphibole asbestos mineral.

(Crocidolite Asbestos, NCI Thesaurus)

A naturally occurring, rare, fibrous amphibole asbestos mineral with a color ranging from grayish-white to green.

(Anthophyllite Asbestos, NCI Thesaurus)

A naturally occurring, fibrous amphibole asbestos mineral with a color ranging from gray to greenish-brown.

(Amosite Asbestos, NCI Thesaurus)

A naturally occurring, bright green, fibrous amphibole asbestos mineral found in metamorphic rocks and as a contaminant in amosite asbestos.

(Actinolite Asbestos, NCI Thesaurus)