bowenite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coined in 1850 by James Dwight Dana in honor of George Bowen, who originally analysed it, + -ite.
Noun[edit]
bowenite (countable and uncountable, plural bowenites)
- (mineralogy) A hard, compact variety of the serpentine species antigorite.
Translations[edit]
A type of serpentine rock
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Bowenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “bowenite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.