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Definition of Greenstones

Greenstone
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.

Meaning of Greenstones from wikipedia

- Look up greenstone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Greenstone may refer to: Greenstone (archaeology), various types of stone used by early cultures...
- re****tions for the prevalence and significance of greenstone (particularly jade) usage. Greenstones also figure prominently in the indigenous cultures...
- of greenstones are interpreted as altered basalts and other volcanic or sedimentary rocks. As such, understanding the nature and origin of greenstone belts...
- "Geological Investigation of the Nephrites, Serpentines, and Related "Greenstones" used by the Maoris of Otago and South Canterbury". Transactions and...
- 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Mathews, R. T. (11 October 1954). "The Greenstones of the Petrie-Mount Mee Area, Queensland". Department of Geology Papers...
- further differentiated by the Lower Greenstones (2.9 Ga) and Upper Greenstones (2.7 Ga). The Lower Greenstones include felsic volcanic and volcaniclastic...
- Greenstone is a single-tier muni****lity in the Canadian province of Ontario with a po****tion of 4,636 according to the 2016 Canadian census. It stretches...
- Greenstone is a suite of software tools for building and distributing digital library collections on the Internet or CD-ROM. It is open-source, multilingual...
- a group of fine-grained, acid igneous rocks, while "blue elvans" or "greenstones" are various unusual basic igneous rocks. "White elvan" comes from various...
- lithostratigraphy of the Marda–Diemals greenstone belt are similar to the northern Murchison terrane, but has older greenstones and deformation events than the...