Amphibolite
At a glance
- Type
- Rock
- Group
- Metamorphic rock
- Crystal system
- None (a rock)
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Density
- Medium (2.5 to 3.2)
- Occurs in
- Metamorphic rocks
- Foliation
- Schistose (shiny flakes)
- Colour
- Black, Green
- Lustre
- Dull
- Use
- Building
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- The amphibole minerals that give amphibolite its name come from Greek amphibolos, meaning ambiguous.
- Many amphibolites are former basalt, ancient lava or seafloor rock, rebuilt by heat and pressure deep underground.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q335239 · All stones · All entries