The amphiboles are a group of chain silicate minerals with some substitution of F and Cl for OH. They have a general formula of (W,X,Y)7-8(Z4O10)2(OH)2 where W represents large cations like Ca and Na, X represents smaller cations like Mg and Fe2+, Y represents Fe3+, Ti, and Al, and Z represents Si and Al. Amphiboles have elongate prismatic crystals and two prismatic cleavages that meet at 124 degrees, whereas pyroxenes have squat prisms and cleavages that meet at 88 degrees. Common amphiboles include hornblende, tremolite, actinolite