greenschist
metamorphic rock formed in temperatures of 300–450 °C and pressures of 2–10 hPa, with an abundance of green minerals (e.g. chlorite, serpentine, epidote) and platy minerals (muscovite, serpentine)
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greenschist
Summary
greenschist ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (552 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- greenschist is a type of crystalline schist[2].
- greenschist's Commons category is recorded as Greenschist[3].
- greenschist comprises epidote[4].
- greenschist comprises grossular[5].
- greenschist comprises hematite[6].
- greenschist comprises siderite[7].
- greenschist comprises pyrite[8].
- greenschist comprises pyrrhotite[9].
- greenschist comprises zoisite[10].
- greenschist's different from is recorded as Q106856703[11].
Body
Definition and Type
greenschist is a type of crystalline schist[2].
Use and Application
Components include epidote[4], a mineral species[12]; grossular[5], a mineral species[13]; hematite[6], a mineral species[14]; siderite[7], a mineral species[15]; pyrite[8], a mineral species[16]; and pyrrhotite[9], a mineral species[17].
Why It Matters
greenschist ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (552 views/month).[1] greenschist has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] greenschist is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]