tangiwain.
/ˈtaŋɪwʌɪ/ Mineralogy.
A translucent kind of bowenite serpentine found in New Zealand that has droplet-shaped markings when polished.
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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > serpentine > bowenite
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1863 F. E. Maning Old N.Z. 321 This particular mere must have been made of the lovely translucent tangiwai.
1880 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 540/2 The green jade-like stones which are known to the Maories as kawa-kawa and tangiwai do not appear to be either jade or jadeite.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XV. 123/1 The green jade-like stone known in New Zealand as tangiwai is bowenite, a translucent serpentine with enclosures of magnesite.
1935 Trans. & Proc. Royal Soc. N.Z. 65 201 All the talc-epidote-bearing serpentines examined by the writer are typical tangiwais.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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