The US Coast Guardâs largest patrol cutters are the 418 foot, 4,500 ton full load Bertholf Class National Security Cutters. The illustration that accompanies the story of the four new 5,000 ton cutters shows a ship, in many ways similar to the National Security Cutter. It appears there is a medium caliber gun on the bow.
Amphibolite is a rock composed mostly of amphibole minerals. Usually it's a hornblende schist like this as hornblende is the commonest amphibole.(more below). Amphibolite forms when basaltic rock is subjected to higher temperatures (550750Â°C) and slightly greater pressure range than that which yields greenschist.mphibolite is a rock composed mostly of amphibole minerals. Usually it's a hornblende schist like this as hornblende is the commonest amphibole. (more below).
Schist is a type of metamorphic rock that can originate from slate which is another type of metamorphic rock. The word metamorphic literally means changed form. Slate, a metamorphic rock, can form from shale, clay or mudstone. The Taj Mahal in India is made entirely of different types of marble, a metamorphic rock.