hornblende

Image credit: Roger Weller, Cochise College

Uncredited images and diagrams: Scott Brande

hornblende

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hornblende

image credit: Roger Weller, Cochise College

hornblende chemical formula

Not a single chemical formula. hornblende refers to a group of minerals called 'amphibole' with many chemical variations.

(interpreting mineral chemical formulas: atoms, molecules, elements)

non-metallic

not electrically conductive

rock image credit: R. Weller, Cochise College

not magnetic

not reactive