bowenite

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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)

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

See also

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Bowenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “bowenite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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