GREENSTONE

Proper noun

Greenstone

A surname.

Etymology

Noun

greenstone (countable and uncountable, plural greenstones)

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

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

Source: Wiktionary

Green"stone` (gren"ston`), n. Etym: [So called from a tinge of green in the color.] (Geol.)

Definition: A name formerly applied rather loosely to certain dark-colored igneous rocks, including diorite, diabase, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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