eclogite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκλογή (eklogḗ, “selection”), +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛklədʒʌɪt/

Noun

eclogite (countable and uncountable, plural eclogites)

1. (petrology) A coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and feldspar with inclusions of red garnet.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 101:

     Assiduoud field-workers have discovered little pods of a rock called eclogite in the rocks around San Bernardino.

Derived terms

• eclogitic
• eclogitize

 

Translations

coarse-grained rock

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 榴輝岩／榴辉岩 (lau⁴ fai¹ ngaam⁴)

  Mandarin: 榴輝岩／榴辉岩 (liúhuīyán)

• Finnish: eklogiitti
• Japanese: 榴輝岩 (りゅうきがん, ryūkigan)
• Russian: эклоги́т (ru) m (eklogít)
• Serbo-Croatian: eklogit (sh)
• Spanish: eclogita f