Jurassic Greenstone, Pacheco Pass Calif.
In the Picture Gallery of Metamorphic Rocks
By Andrew Alden, About.com Guide
Basaltic rocks from oceanic crust become greenstone with subduction's high pressure. Extremely old Archean greenstones probably have a different origin.
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