Definitions for eclogite

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  1. eclogite(Noun)

    A coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and feldspar with inclusions of red garnet.

  2. Origin: From ἐκλογή.

Webster Dictionary

  1. 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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