bowenite
/boh-uh-nahyt/US // ˈboʊ əˌnaɪt //
波纹石,波纹岩,弓形石,弓形矿
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Mineralogy.
- : a compact and dense variety of green serpentine resembling jade.
Examples
The green jade-like stone known in New Zealand as tangiwai is bowenite, a translucent serpentine with enclosures of magnesite.
The mineral called bowenite, at one time supposed to be jade, is a hard and tough variety of serpentine.
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