Eclogite
At a glance
- Type
- Rock
- Group
- Metamorphic rock
- Crystal system
- None (a rock)
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Density
- Heavy (3.2 to 5)
- Occurs in
- Metamorphic rocks
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Red, Green
- Lustre
- Glassy
- Use
- No special use
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Eclogite forms when oceanic crust is dragged tens of kilometres down at subduction zones.
- Its name comes from the Greek word for choice, for its pick of red garnet and green pyroxene.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q729546 · All stones · All entries