Hornblende
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Silicate
- Crystal system
- Monoclinic
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Density
- Medium (2.5 to 3.2)
- Occurs in
- Igneous rocks, Metamorphic rocks
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Black, Green, Brown
- Lustre
- Glassy
- Use
- No special use
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Its name comes from German: horn for its horn-like look, and blende, meaning deceiver, as it holds no useful ore.
- Hornblende forms many of the dark specks in granite and diorite.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q1057300 · All stones · All entries