Actinolite
51hornblende — Amphibole Am phi*bole ([a^]m f[i^]*b[=o]l), n. [Gr. amfi bolos doubtful, equivocal, fr. amfiba llein to throw round, to doubt: cf. F. amphibole. Ha[ u]y so named the genus from the great variety of color and composition assumed by the mineral.]… …
52Sagenitic — Sag e*nit ic, a. (Min.) Resembling sagenite; applied to quartz when containing acicular crystals of other minerals, most commonly rutile, also tourmaline, actinolite, and the like. [1913 Webster] …
53tremolite — Amphibole Am phi*bole ([a^]m f[i^]*b[=o]l), n. [Gr. amfi bolos doubtful, equivocal, fr. amfiba llein to throw round, to doubt: cf. F. amphibole. Ha[ u]y so named the genus from the great variety of color and composition assumed by the mineral.]… …
54actin- — or actini or actino combining form Etymology: New Latin, ray, from Greek aktin , aktino , from aktin , aktis; perhaps akin to Old English ūhte morning twilight, Latin noct , nox night more at night 1. having a radiate form < …
55nephrite — noun Etymology: German Nephrit, from Greek nephros; from its formerly being worn as a remedy for kidney diseases Date: 1794 a compact tremolite or actinolite that is the commoner and less valuable kind of jade and that varies in color from white… …
56Basalt — For the World War II raid, see Operation Basalt. For the cities, see Basalt, Colorado and Basalt, Idaho. Basalt Igneous Rock Composition …
57Fairfax County, Virginia — Infobox U.S. County county = Fairfax County state = Virginia founded year = 1742 founded date = seat wl = Fairfax largest city wl = area total sq mi = 407 area total km2 = 1053 area land sq mi = 395 area land km2 = 1023 area water sq mi = 12 area …
58List of communities in Ontario — Communities in the province of Ontario, Canada Note: this is an incomplete list of communities, not necessarily organized municipalities. For organized municipalities see list of municipalities in Ontario and for census subdivisions see list of… …
59Jade — Nephrite jade redirects here. For nephrite itself, see Nephrite. This article is about the gemstone. For other uses, see Jade (disambiguation). A selection of antique, hand crafted Chinese jade …
60Metamorphism — For other uses, see Metamorphism (disambiguation). Schematic representation of a metamorphic reaction. Abbreviations of minerals: act = actinolite; chl = chlorite; ep = epidote; gt = garnet; hbl = hornblende; plag = plagioclase. Two minerals… …
