Category:Greenstone
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green-coloured stones (serpentine, jade, turquoise) with symbolic value, notably in Mesoamerican and Māori cultures | |||||
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Greenstone [Māori: pounamu] is the common name of a number of varieties of the green-hued minerals. They may include jade (nephrite), bowenite [Māori: tangiwai]) or others.
Greenstone was used for making sharp tools in the Stone Age across the world, just like flint. The Māori of New Zealand also used to make tools, weapons and ornaments. Nowadays greenstone carving is an industry, following often traditional shapes from ancient Māori culture (Māoritanga).
Subcategories
This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.
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- Crater Mountain (Washington) (5 F)
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- Greenstone dikes (1 F)
- Greenstone in California (1 F)
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- Pounamu Ultramafics (3 F)
Media in category "Greenstone"
The following 37 files are in this category, out of 37 total.
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Archean Greenstone Pillow Lava in Michigan USA 1.jpg 3,008 × 2,000; 3.1 MB
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Archean Greenstone Pillow Lava in Michigan USA 2.jpg 3,008 × 2,000; 2.79 MB
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Greenstone 1.jpg 1,415 × 1,168; 2.55 MB
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Greenstone 2.jpg 1,276 × 942; 2.4 MB
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Greenstone Drips.pdf 1,135 × 702; 939 KB
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Pillow lava (greenstone) (probably from Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA).jpg 2,168 × 2,703; 5.15 MB
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Serpentine-bowenite.jpg 300 × 212; 32 KB