common uses for hornblende
As noted above, hornblende is a name used for a number of dark-colored amphibole minerals that are compositional variants with similar physical properties. These minerals can not be distinguished from one another without laboratory analysis.he mineral hornblende has very few uses. Its primary use might be as a mineral specimen. However, hornblende is the most abundant mineral in a rock known as amphibolite which has a large number of uses. It is crushed and used for highway construction and as railroad ballast. It is cut for use as dimension stone.