greenstone

ID: skos/Commodity/MIN4EU/greenstone

Item class: Concept

Label (en): greenstone

Label (hu):

Definition (en): Commercial greenstones are the result of the metamorphosis of basaltic rocks. Greenstone is named because of the predominance of greenish minerals, such as actinolite, chlorite, or epidote. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/stone_dimension/myb1-2007-stond.pdf

Definition (hu):

Concept scheme: Commodity

Broader concept: MIN4EU list of commodities