greenstone
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- Any of several green-hued minerals used for making various artefacts in early Mesoamerican cultures, e.g. greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, or chrysoprase.
- 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).
Proper noun
- A surname.
- A municipality in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.
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