hornblende
noun
horn·blende
ˈhȯrn-ˌblend 
: a mineral that is the common dark green to black variety of aluminous amphibole
broadly
: amphibole sense 2
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Margaret sheltered in the lee of a large stone, gneiss studded with gleaming black hornblende, and rummaged in the giant rucksack on my back.
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Hugh Raffles, The New York Review of Books, 9 Oct. 2020
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Hugh Raffles, The New York Review of Books, 9 Oct. 2020
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hornblende
noun
horn·blende
-ˌblend
: a dark mineral commonly found as a kind of rock
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