释义 |
bowenite Min.|ˈbəʊɪnaɪt| [f. the name of George T. Bowen, 19th-cent. American mineralogist: see -ite1.] A hard, compact, translucent form of serpentine, resembling nephrite.
1850Dana Syst. Min. (ed. 3) 265 Bowenite..as Bowen states, differs from nephrite in containing a large percentage of water. 1911Encycl. Brit. XV. 123/1 The green jade-like stone known in New Zealand as tangiwai is bowenite, a translucent serpentine with enclosures of magnesite. |