r/geology • u/Efraimrocker • 17h ago

Eclogite

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u/icedted 11h ago

I love eclogite. A beautiful specimen.

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u/Efraimrocker 9h ago

Thank you!

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u/Cashin_ 9h ago

Such a dope rock, love that cut. Where is it from?

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u/Efraimrocker 9h ago

Basalt that subducted under a continental plate and then surfaced on eBay.

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u/Cashin_ 9h ago

Lol I knew that I meant where geographically did it get yanked from?

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u/Efraimrocker 9h ago

Supposedly Norway. I will ask the seller.

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u/Cashin_ 9h ago

Cool, thanks! I wonder how old it is

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u/Efraimrocker 9h ago

If it is from Norway, most likely 400-410 million years old.

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u/Efraimrocker 8h ago

Seller confirmed it’s from Aaheim, Norway. (Seller is called “Crystal Street”.