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Greenstone

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Greenstone may refer to:

Geology

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  • Greenstone (archaeology), various types of stone used by early cultures, covering jade and similar stones
  • Greenstone belt, Archean and Proterozoic volcanic–sedimentary rock sequences
  • Isle Royale greenstone Chlorastrolite, found in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan and Isle Royale in the US
  • Pounamu (New Zealand jade/greenstone), several types of hard and durable stone found in southern New Zealand
  • Greensand (geology), glauconite bearing sandstone and a geologic formation in the UK
  • Greenschist, metamorphosed mafic volcanic rock and a metamorphic facies
  • Elvan, a quartz-porphyry found in Cornwall, UK

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See also

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