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Greenschist

earth science Maturity 11-13

This rock is green.

Chlorite schist.jpg
Chlorite schist.jpg
It comes from deep in the ground. Heat and weight change it. It can break into thin layers. People used it to make tools long ago. Do you like green rocks?
Greenschist - Prasinite - at Cap Corse in Corsica in France.jpg
Greenschist - Prasinite - at Cap Corse in Corsica in France.jpg

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File:Chlorite schist.jpg
Chlorite schist.jpg
File:Greenschist - Prasinite - at Cap Corse in Corsica in France.jpg
Greenschist - Prasinite - at Cap Corse in...
File:Piece of greenschist from Dalupirip, Itogon, Benguet, Philippines 02.jpg
Piece of greenschist from Dalupirip,...
File:Metamorphic facies EN.svg
Metamorphic facies EN.svg
File:Roche verte Mont-Cenis2.jpg
Roche verte Mont-Cenis2.jpg
File:Dalupirip schist 02.jpg
Dalupirip schist 02.jpg
File:Metamorphic Facies.JPG
Metamorphic Facies.JPG
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