Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,924,729,391 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

greenschist

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
greenschist  (grnshst)
A green, schistose metamorphic rock that gets its color from the presence of chlorite, epidote, or actinolite. Greenschist forms under conditions of low temperature and low pressure.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
These rocks have all been metamorphosed to greenschist facies and most are intensely foliated.
Great Mining Camps of Canada 3. The History and Geology of the ... by Brown, Atholl Sutherland; Ash, Chris H. / Geoscience Canada
The hydrothermal alteration of the samples varies from literally fresh rocks to true greenschist facies rocks.
Porosity structure of Icelandic basalt/Islandi basaltide poorsus by Sigurdsson, Omar; Stefansson, Valgardur / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology
It contains terrigenous sedimentary rocks, mafic to ultramafic volcanic rocks and plutonic rocks metamorphosed from the greenschist facies to the lower amphibolite facies.
Razor Resources Inc. Announces Signing of Letter of Intent by Business Wire
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.