greenschist

English

Etymology

green +‎ schist

Noun

greenschist (countable and uncountable, plural greenschists)

1. (petrology) A metamorphic rock formed at low temperature and pressure, often with an abundance of green minerals such as chlorite, serpentine, and epidote.

Alternative forms

• green schist

Translations

metamorphic rock

• Finnish: vihreäkivi
• Hungarian: zöldpala
• Japanese: 緑色片岩 (りょくしょくへんがん, ryokushoku hengan)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: grønnskifer m

  Nynorsk: grønskifer m

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