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Greenschist vs Greenstone - What's the difference?

greenschist | greenstone |

As nouns the difference between greenschist and greenstone

is that greenschist is a metamorphic rock formed at low temperature and pressure, often with an abundance of green minerals such as chlorite, serpentine, and epidote while greenstone is any of several green-hued minerals used for making various artefacts in early Mesoamerican cultures, e.g. greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, or chrysoprase.

As a proper noun Greenstone is

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greenschist

English

(wikipedia greenschist)

Noun

  • A metamorphic rock formed at low temperature and pressure, often with an abundance of green minerals such as chlorite, serpentine, and epidote.

    • greenstone

    English

    (wikipedia greenstone)

    Noun

  • (archaeology) any of several green-hued minerals used for making various artefacts in early Mesoamerican cultures, e.g. greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, or chrysoprase
  • (New Zealand) the green-hued minerals of New Zealand used by M?ori to make tools, ornaments and weapons (any of three varieties of nephrite jade or one variety of bowenite)
    • (Bowenite)