ECLOGITE

Meaning of ECLOGITE in English

/ek"leuh juyt'/ , n.

a rock consisting of a granular aggregate of green pyroxene and red garnet, often containing kyanite, silvery mica, quartz, and pyrite.

[ 1815-25; eklog ( é ) selection (see ECLOGUE) + -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

ECLOGITE — Any member of metamorphic rocks whose original composition is similar to that of basalt. Eclogites consist primarily of green pyroxene …
Английский словарь Британика
ECLOGITE — ˈekləˌjīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French éclogite, from Greek eklogē selection + French -ite : a metamorphic rock consisting …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ECLOGITE — (n.) A rock consisting of granular red garnet, light green smaragdite, and common hornblende; -- so called in reference to …
Английский словарь Webster
ECLOGITE — ( n. ) A rock consisting of granular red garnet, light green smaragdite, and common hornblende; -- so called in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ECLOGITE — noun a rock consisting of granular red garnet, light green smaragdite, and common hornblende; so called in reference to …
Webster English vocab
ECLOGITE — [ 'ɛklɒdʒʌɪt ] ■ noun Geology a metamorphic rock containing granular minerals, typically garnet and pyroxene. Origin C19: from Fr., …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ECLOGITE — any member of a small group of igneous and metamorphic rocks whose composition is similar to that of basalt. Eclogites …
Britannica English vocabulary
ECLOGITE — n. Any member of metamorphic rocks whose original composition is similar to that of basalt. Eclogites consist primarily of green …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ECLOGITE — эклогит, эклогитовый
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ECLOGITE — Эклогит
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ECLOGITE — эклогит, эклогитовый
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OMPHACITE — ˈäm(p)fəˌsīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German omphazit, from Greek omphakitēs green stone, from omphak-, omphax unripe grape + -itēs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SMARAGDITE — (n.) A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varietis of gabbro.
Английский словарь Webster
SMARAGDITE — ( n. ) A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varietis of gabbro.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OMPHACITE — /om"feuh suyt'/ , n. Mineral. a pale-green variety of pyroxene similar to olivine, found in eclogite. [ 1820-30; Omphazit omphakítes …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SMARAGDITE — noun a green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varietis of gabbro.
Webster English vocab
SILICA MINERAL — any one of the forms of silicon dioxide (SiO2), including quartz, tridymite, cristobalite, coesite, stishovite, melanophlogite, lechatelierite, and chalcedony. Various …
Britannica English vocabulary
GLAUCOPHANE SCHIST FACIES — one of the major divisions of the mineral facies classification of metamorphic rocks, the rocks of which, because of their …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROCK — n. 25B6; noun a gully strewn with rocks : BOULDER, stone, pebble; Austral. informal goolie. See list. a castle built …
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ЭКЛОГИТ — Eclogite
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
ЭКЛОГИТОВЫЙ — eclogite
Большой Русско-Английский словарь
ЭКЛОГИТ — eclogite
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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