by contact metamorphism (tremolite) and those formed by the alteration of other ferromagnesian minerals (such as hornblende as an alteration product of pyroxene). Pseudomorphs of amphibole after pyroxene are known as uralite.

History and etymology

The name amphibole derives from Greek (, ), implying ambiguity. The name was used by italics=unset to include tremolite, actinolite

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