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A water-soluble mineral sediment resulting from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution
USA
Usiglio
From a sediment left after the evaporation
Sedimentary Rocks
Durable Rock, Soft Rock
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Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Eclogite is an extreme metamorphic rock, formed by regional metamorphism of basalt rock under very high pressure and temperature
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René Just Haüy
From French, Greek eklogē selection with reference to the selective content of the rock + -ite1
Metamorphic Rocks
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
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Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock