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Bowenite — is a hard, compact variety of the serpentine species antigorite found in several places throughout the world, notably in Rhode Island where in 1966 it was adopted as the state mineral. Other known sources include Afghanistan, China, New Zealand,… … Wikipedia
Bowenite — Bow en*ite, n. [From G.T. Bowen, who analyzed it in 1822.] (Min.) A hard, compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island. It is of a light green color and resembles jade. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bowenite — /boh euh nuyt /, n. Mineral. a compact and dense variety of green serpentine resembling jade. [1840 50; named after G. T. Bowen, 19th century American geologist; see ITE1] * * * … Universalium
bowenite — bow·en·ite … English syllables
bowenite — ˈbōəˌnīt noun ( s) Etymology: G.T.Bowen, 19th century American mineralogist who analyzed it + English ite : a mineral consisting of a hard compact light green serpentine resembling nephrite (hardness 5.5 6) … Useful english dictionary
Serpentine group — The serpentine group describes a group of common rock forming hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate ((magnesium, iron)3silicon|2oxygen|5hydroxide|4) minerals; they may contain minor amounts of other elements including chromium, manganese, cobalt… … Wikipedia
Serpentine (minéral) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Serpentine. Groupe de la Serpentine (Dana) Catégorie IX : silicates[1] … Wikipédia en Français
Antigorite — Catégorie IX : silicates[1] Bowenite Général … Wikipédia en Français
Hei-tiki — Materials usedHei tiki are usually made of pounamu (greenstone) and worn around the neck. They are often incorrectly referred to as tiki, a term that actually refers to large human figures carved in wood, and, also, the small wooden carvings used … Wikipedia
Pounamu — pendant. From space, the west coa … Wikipedia
