Definition
Nepheline Syenite is a holocrystalline plutonic rock resembling syenite but containing nepheline and lacking quartz
Eclogite is an extreme metamorphic rock, formed by regional metamorphism of basalt rock under very high pressure and temperature
History
Origin
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Discoverer
Unknown
René Just Haüy
Etymology
From origin of a Palaeozoic nepheline syenite from northern Shanxi Province, China
From French, Greek eklogē selection with reference to the selective content of the rock + -ite1
Class
Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Family
Group
Plutonic
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Other Categories
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock