Omphacite (Gr. omphaka, 'unripe grape'), a grass-green granular variety of Pyroxene (q.v.), one of the constituents of Eclogite (q.v.).
Omphacite
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Omphacite (Gr. omphaka, 'unripe grape'), a grass-green granular variety of Pyroxene (q.v.), one of the constituents of Eclogite (q.v.).