- greenstone
- noun Date: circa 1784 1. nephrite 2. any of numerous usually altered dark green compact rocks (as diorite)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Greenstone — is a name given to several different types of minerals.* Pounamu, a form of green nephrite jade found in New Zealand and Australia * Chlorastrolite * Greenschist * Greenstone (archaeology), a type of stone used by early cultures, particularly in… … Wikipedia
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Greenstone — Green stone (gr[=e]n st[=o]n ), n. [So called from a tinge of green in the color.] (Geol.) A name formerly applied rather loosely to certain dark colored igneous rocks, including diorite, diabase, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Greenstone — [ griːnstəʊn], Petrologie: englische Bezeichnung für Grünstein … Universal-Lexikon
greenstone — [grēn′stōn΄] n. any of various altered basic igneous rocks having a dark green color … English World dictionary
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