Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ampholite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-pho-lite
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole and olivine.

Example Sentences

"It seems possible that the characteristic hydrated minerals of the postulated assemblage would be amphiboles and that the metamorphic grade in the top 20 km of the oceanic mantle might correspond roughly to various subfacies within the amphibolite facies. A convenient name for these hypothetical rock types would be ‘ampholite’ or amphibole-olivine rock."
"The primitive nondifferentiated matter of the Earth's upper mantle may appear in the form of four varieties of pyrolite (plagioclase, spinel, pyroxene, or garnet pyrolite) or ampholite. The main minerals of pyrolite are olivine and pyroxenes, while ampholite is composed of olivine and amphibole."

Etymology

Blend of amphibole + olivine + -ite. Coined by A. E. Ringwood (1930–1993), Australian geophysicist, in 1962 in the Journal of Geophysical Research.

Inflected Forms

ampholites (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

amphibole amphibolite ampholyte pyrolite

Questions

What does ampholite mean?: Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole and olivine.
Where does ampholite come from?: Blend of amphibole + olivine + -ite. Coined by A. E. Ringwood (1930–1993), Australian geophysicist, in 1962 in the Journal of Geophysical Research.

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