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Any one of a large group of rock-forming
silicate minerals with an internal structure
based on double chains of silicon and oxygen,
and with a general formula X2Y5Si8O22(OH)2;
closely related to pyroxene. Amphiboles form
orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic
crystals. Amphiboles occur in a wide range of
igneous and metamorphic rocks. Common
examples are hornblende (X=Ca, Y=Mg, F, A)
and tremolite (X=Ca, Y=Mg).