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greenstone en · NOUN

Etymology

From green + stone.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of several green-hued minerals used for making various artefacts in early Mesoamerican cultures, e.g. greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, or chrysoprase.
2. (New-Zealand, countable, uncountable) 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).

Forms

Deriveds

greenstone belt

Relateds

jade

Translations (5)

io diabaso (minerals used for Māori artefacts) · io diabaso (minerals used for making early Mesoamerican artefacts) · cy gwyrddfaen (minerals used for making early Mesoamerican artefacts) · cy gwyrddfaen (minerals used for Māori artefacts) · mi pounamu (minerals used for Māori artefacts)