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Post-eclogite amphibolite

A rock subtype
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Post-eclogite amphibolite, etc.

Sandvikhaugane, Flemsøya-Skuløya, Haram, Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Post-eclogite amphibolite, etc.

Sandvikhaugane, Flemsøya-Skuløya, Haram, Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Post-eclogite amphibolite, etc.

Sandvikhaugane, Flemsøya-Skuløya, Haram, Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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About Post-eclogite amphiboliteHide

An eclogite which has experienced later metamorphism and that now contains omphacite and garnet as abundant relics in an amphibolite groundmass.

Hernes (1954) lists the following modal percentages from a post-eclogite amphibolite from the Molde, Møre og Romsdal, Norway:
Clinopyroxene, 10%
Garnet, 8%
Amphibole, 53%
Plagioclase, 22%
Epidote, accessory
Quartz, 3%
Apatite, accessory
Titanite, accessory
Rutile, accessory
Fe-oxides, 4%
Sulfides, accessory


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
50056
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:50056:0

Classification of Post-eclogite amphiboliteHide

Mineralogy of Post-eclogite amphiboliteHide

Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
AmphiboleA petrological term for Amphibole Supergroup.
Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Pyroxene > Clinopyroxene > Omphacite(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6

Synonyms of Post-eclogite amphiboliteHide

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Post-eclogite amphibolite associated with 'Gneiss'

Internet Links for Post-eclogite amphiboliteHide

References for Post-eclogite amphiboliteHide

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