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Webster 1913 Edition


Bowenite

Bow′en-ite

,
Noun.
[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.

Definition 2024


bowenite

bowenite

English

Noun

bowenite

  1. (mineralogy) A hard, compact variety of the serpentine species antigorite.

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