Virginia greenstone

Esquema

Getty AAT: Materials (matter)

Jerarquía

<materials by composition> > inorganic material > rock > metamorphic rock > soapstone (metamorphic rock)

Descripción

Basalt that has chemically changed over time to become a type of soapstone that is blackish-green when cracked open; it is found in the Blue Ridge and Piedmont regions of Virginia.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300011669

Otros términos

  • Virginia groensteen [nl]
  • piedra verde de Virginia [es]
  • Virginia green-stone [en]
  • greenstone, Virginia [en]
  • green-stone, Virginia [en]