orthoamphibolite
orthoamphibolite · orthoamphibolites
Metamorphic rock composed mostly of amphibole, plagioclase, with lesser amounts of…Metamorphic rock composed mostly of amphibole, plagioclase, with lesser amounts of epidote, zoisite, chlorite, quartz, titanite, and accessory leucoxene, ilmenite and magnetite derived from an igneous rock.
Meaning
1 sensesMetamorphic rock composed mostly of amphibole, plagioclase, with lesser amounts of epidote, zoisite, chlorite, quartz, titanite, and accessory leucoxene, ilmenite and magnetite derived from an igneous rock.
Origin
From ortho- + amphibolite.From ortho- + amphibolite.
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