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hornblende


hornblende
A common, greenish-black to black amphibole mineral, essentially calcium magnesium iron sodium aluminum aluminosilicate, which is found in igneous and metamorphic rock. Hornblende has a hardness on Mohs scale and a relative density of 3.2.


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