| 释义 |
aphanite, -yte Min.|ˈæfənaɪt|
[mod. f. (by Haüy) Gr. ἀϕαν-ής unmanifest + -ite.]
A compact dark-coloured hornblende rock, so uniform in texture that it shows no distinct grains (whence its name), and breaks with a smooth flint-like fracture; also called Corneine.
1862Dana Man. Geol. 79 Aphanite consists mainly of hornblende with some feldspar..It has been called hornrock. 1883N. Joly Man bef. Metals i. vii. 167 They contain weapons of unpolished aphanite, a species of greenstone. |
