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Noun: greenstone  'green,stown
  1. A name formerly applied rather loosely to certain dark-coloured igneous rocks, including diorite, diabase, etc
    "Greenstone belts are important sources of mineral deposits"

Derived forms: greenstones

Type of: igneous rock

Encyclopedia: Greenstone, Queensland