Definizione monolingua

greenstone

greenstone (countable and uncountable; plural greenstones)

1. (archaeology) 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) the green-hued minerals of New Zealand used by M?ori to make tools, ornaments and weapons (any of three varieties of nephrite jade or one variety of bowenite)

Definizione dizionario greenstone

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Altri significati:

(New Zealand) the green-hued minerals of New Zealand used by M?ori to make tools, ornaments and weapons (any of three varieties of nephrite jade or one variety of bowenite)

(archaeology) any of several green-hued minerals used for making various artefacts in early Mesoamerican cultures, e.g. greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, or chrysoprase