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单词 greenstone
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Definition of greenstone in English:

greenstone

noun ˈɡriːnstəʊnˈɡrinstoʊn
mass nounGeology
  • 1A greenish igneous rock containing feldspar and hornblende.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are many belts of greenstone (highly contorted, Precambrian volcanics and sediments) throughout the Canadian Shield.
    • The primary rocks of the Bradshaw Mountains are granites and greenstones (gneiss and schist).
    • Some of the oldest rocks on earth have also been found here: the greenstone is estimated to be 3 000-million years old.
    • The Zimbabwe craton consists of 23 greenstone belts surrounded by felsic gneisses and granites, with ages from 3.6 Ga to 2.6 Ga.
    • Greenwell discovered numerous antler picks scattered throughout the mine as well as the ground stone axe made of greenstone from Cornwall.
    1. 1.1NZ A variety of jade.
      as modifier a greenstone necklace
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In early 1913 six Maori greenstone artefacts disappeared from a showcase in the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum.
      • After performing a waiata the students presented Potikitaua-Taraare with a greenstone necklace and other gifts.
      • The earliest known history of the town was as a stopping place for parties of Maori who had come through the Haast Pass in search of greenstone.
      • Trophies have been donated featuring greenstone and gold from the area.
      • This same dress code, however, allows Maori students to wear bone and greenstone necklaces as part of the school's ‘Treaty of Waitangi obligations’.
 
 

Definition of greenstone in US English:

greenstone

nounˈɡrinstoʊnˈɡrēnstōn
Geology
  • 1A greenish igneous rock containing feldspar and hornblende.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some of the oldest rocks on earth have also been found here: the greenstone is estimated to be 3 000-million years old.
    • The primary rocks of the Bradshaw Mountains are granites and greenstones (gneiss and schist).
    • The Zimbabwe craton consists of 23 greenstone belts surrounded by felsic gneisses and granites, with ages from 3.6 Ga to 2.6 Ga.
    • Greenwell discovered numerous antler picks scattered throughout the mine as well as the ground stone axe made of greenstone from Cornwall.
    • There are many belts of greenstone (highly contorted, Precambrian volcanics and sediments) throughout the Canadian Shield.
    1. 1.1NZ A variety of nephrite.
      as modifier a greenstone necklace
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Trophies have been donated featuring greenstone and gold from the area.
      • In early 1913 six Maori greenstone artefacts disappeared from a showcase in the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum.
      • After performing a waiata the students presented Potikitaua-Taraare with a greenstone necklace and other gifts.
      • The earliest known history of the town was as a stopping place for parties of Maori who had come through the Haast Pass in search of greenstone.
      • This same dress code, however, allows Maori students to wear bone and greenstone necklaces as part of the school's ‘Treaty of Waitangi obligations’.
 
 
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