Greenstone - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈɡriːnˌstəʊn|
Brit.
|ˈɡriːnstəʊn|
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 Māori to make tools, ornaments and weapons (any of three varieties of nephrite jade or one variety of bowenite)
- A surname.
- (New Zealand) the green-hued minerals of New Zealand used by Māori to make tools, ornaments and weapons (any of three varieties of nephrite jade or one variety of bowenite)
- A surname.
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