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eclogite

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ec⋅lo⋅gite

[ek-luh-jahyt]
–noun
a rock consisting of a granular aggregate of green pyroxene and red garnet, often containing kyanite, silvery mica, quartz, and pyrite.

Origin:
1815–25; < Gk eklog() selection (see eclogue ) + -ite 1
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ec·lo·gite   (ěk'lə-jīt')   
n.  A coarse-grained greenish rock consisting primarily of garnet and sodic pyroxene, and often including quartz, kyanite, and rutile.

[French éclogite, from Greek eklogē, selection (because the minerals it contains are not usually found together); see eclogue.]
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