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Greenschist
Greenschist
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Hawaiite
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Greenschist is a metamorphic rock that is formed under lowest temperatures and pressures and is usually produced by regional metamorphism
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Unknown
From minerals such as chlorite, serpentine, and epidote, and platy minerals such as muscovite and platy serpentine which are green in color
Metamorphic Rocks
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
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Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Hawaiite is volcanic rock that resembles basalt. It is an olivine basalt with intermediate composition between alkali olivine and mugearite
Hawaii Islands
Joseph Iddings
From Hawaii Islands
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Volcanic
Opaque Rock