Definition for AM'PHI-BOLE

AM'PHI-BOLE, n. [Gr. αμφιβολος, equivocal; αμφι and βαλλω.]

A name given by Haüy to a species of minerals, including the Tremolite, Hornblend, and Actinolite. Its primitive form is an oblique rhombic prism. – Cleaveland.

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