Eclogite
id:
eclogite-189-2918835
title:
Eclogite
text:
Eclogite is a metamorphic rock containing garnet (almandine-pyrope) hosted in a matrix of sodium-rich pyroxene (omphacite). Accessory minerals include kyanite, rutile, quartz, lawsonite, coesite, amphibole, phengite, paragonite, zoisite, dolomite, corundum and, rarely, diamond. The chemistry of primary and accessory minerals is used to classify three types of eclogite. The broad range of eclogitic compositions has led to a longstanding debate on the origin of eclogite xenoliths as subducted, alt
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Metamorphic rock formed under high pressure
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclogite
date created:
2004-10-04T00:35:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T04:43:54Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Eclogite_Norway.jpg","width":2560,"height":1920}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16