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English
Etymology
Coined in 1850 by James Dwight Dana in honor of George Bowen, who originally analysed it, + -ite.
Noun
bowenite (countable and uncountable, plural bowenites)
- (mineralogy) A hard, compact variety of the serpentine species antigorite.
Translations
A type of serpentine rock
See also
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Bowenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “bowenite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.