Definitions for eclogite
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Wiktionary
eclogite(Noun)
A coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and feldspar with inclusions of red garnet.
Origin: From ἐκλογή.
Webster Dictionary
Eclogite(noun)
a rock consisting of granular red garnet, light green smaragdite, and common hornblende; -- so called in reference to its beauty
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