Greenstone
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Greenstone is a noun meaning (archaeology) Any of several green-hued minerals used for making various artefacts in early Mesoamerican cultures, e.g. greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, or chrysoprase.
Meaning
(archaeology) Any of several green-hued minerals used for making various artefacts in early Mesoamerican cultures, e.g. greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, or chrysoprase.
More Meanings
- (New Zealand) The pounamu, the green-hued minerals of New Zealand used by the Māori to make tools, ornaments and weapons (any of three varieties of nephrite jade or one variety of bowenite).
Word Forms
- greenstones
- green-stone
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include syenitic, terrane, amygdaloidal, terrains, terranes, greenschist.
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