Eclogite

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɛklÉ™dʒʌɪt/

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἐκλογή (ekloge, "selection").

Full definition of eclogite

Noun

1. (geology) A coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and feldspar with inclusions of red garnet.
• 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 101:Assiduoud field-workers have discovered little pods of a rock called eclogite in the rocks around San Bernardino.