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Bowenite is a hard,
compact variety of the
serpentinite species antigorite, (Mg3(OH)O4Si2O5).
classed as semi-precious
gemstone it has been used for tools...
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sometimes applied to
yellow bowenite. The New
Zealand material is
called tangiwai.
Although not an
official species,
bowenite is the
state mineral of Rhode...
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Chiastolite Andesine Anglesite Anhydrite Annabergite Anorthite Antigorite Bowenite Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Arfvedsonite Asbestos Astrophyllite Atacamite...
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valuable hei-tiki are
carved from
pounamu which is
either nephrite or
bowenite (Māori: tangiwai).
Pounamu is
esteemed highly by Māori for its beauty,...
- Dietrich, R. (1986). "Rhode Island's
State Rock and Mineral: ****berlandite & "
Bowenite"".
Rocks & Minerals. 61 (5): 251–256. doi:10.1080/00357529.1986.11762723...
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magnetite suspended within. The gem
types of
antigorite are
Bowenite and Williamsite.
Bowenite,
known for
George T.
Bowen from
Rhode Island (the variety's...
- kahurangi, īnanga, and
other names depending on colour; and
translucent bowenite, a type of serpentine,
known as tangiwai. The
collective term
pounamu is...
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Mineral Bowenite Rock ****berlandite Ship USS Providence
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- hei-tiki. Hei-tikis are
traditionally carved by hand from bone, nephrite, or
bowenite.
Nowadays a wide
range of such
traditionally inspired items such as bone...
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montmorillonite and
other clays)
Bixbite (red gem
variety of beryl)
Bowenite (variety of antigorite)
Brammallite (variety of illite)
Brokenhillite (not...
