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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| + | [[File:ActinoliteUSGSf5.jpg|thumb|Nephrite (actinolite-tremolite)]] | ||
| + | Any a several naturally occurring igneous rocks that are colored by green minerals such as [[nephrite]] or [[diorite]]. Other green minerals include [[glauconite]], [[chlorite]], [[hornblende]], [[epidote]], and actinolite. Greenstones have been used for carving and building construction. The greenstone used by the Maoris of New Zealand is nephrite. It was also used to construct Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, England in the early thirteenth century. | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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[[[SliderGallery rightalign|Actinoliteitaly1.jpg~Raman]]] | [[[SliderGallery rightalign|Actinoliteitaly1.jpg~Raman]]] | ||
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May contain asbestos | May contain asbestos | ||
== Additional Images == | == Additional Images == | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:greenstonelarge.jpg|Greenstone | File:greenstonelarge.jpg|Greenstone | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | + | ==Resources and Citations== | |
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* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
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* Anne Grimmer, Glossary of Building Stone Terms, ''A Glossary of Historic Masonry Deterioration Problems and Preservation Treatments'', National Park Service, Washington DC, 1984 | * Anne Grimmer, Glossary of Building Stone Terms, ''A Glossary of Historic Masonry Deterioration Problems and Preservation Treatments'', National Park Service, Washington DC, 1984 | ||
| − | * | + | * Olympus Microscopy Resource Center at http://www.olympusmicro.com/galleries/polarizedlight/pages/greenstonesmall.html (Accessed Sept. 17, 2005) |
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenstone_%28disambiguation%29 (Accessed Sept. 7, 2005) |
* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | ||
Latest revision as of 08:08, 9 August 2022
Description
Any a several naturally occurring igneous rocks that are colored by green minerals such as Nephrite or Diorite. Other green minerals include Glauconite, Chlorite, Hornblende, Epidote, and actinolite. Greenstones have been used for carving and building construction. The greenstone used by the Maoris of New Zealand is nephrite. It was also used to construct Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, England in the early thirteenth century.
Synonyms and Related Terms
whinstone; toadstone; trap; nephrite; diorite; glauconite; chlorite; hornblende; epidote; actinolite; New Zealand greenstone (pounamu)
Risks
May contain asbestos
Additional Images
Greenstone
Resources and Citations
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Anne Grimmer, Glossary of Building Stone Terms, A Glossary of Historic Masonry Deterioration Problems and Preservation Treatments, National Park Service, Washington DC, 1984
- Olympus Microscopy Resource Center at http://www.olympusmicro.com/galleries/polarizedlight/pages/greenstonesmall.html (Accessed Sept. 17, 2005)
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenstone_%28disambiguation%29 (Accessed Sept. 7, 2005)
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985
- Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979