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Prasinite
A rock subtype
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About Prasinite
Name:
From the Ancient Greek word ÏÏÎŽÏÎđÎ―ÎŋÏ (prÃĄsinos), i.e. green leek, in allusion to the green color of the rock.
In the older European/German geological and petrographic literature this name is commonly used to indicate a basaltic metamorphic rock (metabasalt) usually consisting of ocellar albite, surrounded by a green matrix composed of almost equal amounts of actinolite, chlorite and epidote.
It is fine-grained and massive, in contrast to its schistose equivalent, greenschist.
It is fine-grained and massive, in contrast to its schistose equivalent, greenschist.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
470456
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:470456:6
Similar Names
| Pirssonite | A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
Classification of Prasinite
Sub-divisions of Prasinite
- Prasinite
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
Internet Links for Prasinite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-470456.html
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Serpentinite quarry, Hinterbichl, PrÃĪgraten am GroÃvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria