单词	greenstone
释义	greenstone /ˈɡriːnstəʊn / noun [mass noun] 1 Geology A greenish igneous rock containing feldspar and hornblende.The primary rocks of the Bradshaw Mountains are granites and greenstones (gneiss and schist).... Greenwell discovered numerous antler picks scattered throughout the mine as well as the ground stone axe made of greenstone from Cornwall. Some of the oldest rocks on earth have also been found here: the greenstone is estimated to be 3 000-million years old. 1.1chiefly NZ A variety of jade: [as modifier]: a greenstone necklace... This same dress code, however, allows Maori students to wear bone and greenstone necklaces as part of the school's ‘Treaty of Waitangi obligations’. 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.
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