Greenschist is a metamorphic rock that is formed under lowest temperatures and pressures and is usually produced by regional metamorphism 0
From minerals such as chlorite, serpentine, and epidote, and platy minerals such as muscovite and platy serpentine which are green in color 0
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock 0
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock 0
Dark Greenish - Grey, Green 0
Bathrooms, Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Homes, Interior Decoration 0
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Paving Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings 0
As Dimension Stone, Building houses or walls, Cement Manufacture, Cutting Tool, for Road Aggregate, Roadstone 0
Blackboards, Manufacture of tools, Writing Slates 0
Easily splits into thin plates, Smooth to touch 0
Archaeological Significance
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Greenschist is medium grade metamorphic rock, formed by the metamorphosis of mudstone or shale, or some types of igneous rock, when it is subjected to higher temperatures and pressures. 0
Alusite, Amphibole, Biotite, Chlorite, Epidote, Feldspar, Garnet, Graphite, Hornblade, Kyanite, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Porphyroblasts, Quartz, Serpentine, Sillimanite, Staurolite, Talc 0
CaO, Carbon Dioxide, MgO 0
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering 0
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion 0
Medium to Fine Coarse Grained 0
Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Water Resistant 0
Deposits in Eastern Continents
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Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam 0
Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa 0
Austria, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland 0
Deposits in Western Continents
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Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, USA 0
Brazil, Colombia, Guyana 0
Deposits in Oceania Continent
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New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland 0