Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variety of serpentine from Smithfield, Rhode Island, of light-green color and fine granular texture. It is remarkable for its hardness and its resemblance to jade.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A hard, compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island. It is of a light green color and resembles jade.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mineralogy A hard, compact variety of the
serpentine speciesantigorite .
Etymologies
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Also: blue amber, bowenite, blue calcite, blue chalcedony, pink chalcedony, geode, rainbow obsidian, clear quartz scrying ball in which the past and the future can be read, phantom quartz.
Astrology for Enlightenment Michelle Karén 2008
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In the middle of four bowenite columns two doves canoodle, representing the enduring love between the Tsar and Tsarina.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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In the middle of four bowenite columns two doves canoodle, representing the enduring love between the Tsar and Tsarina.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Estimates range from $7,000 for a green bowenite arc trimmed in garnets to $90,000 for a pink rhodonite horse head with diamond eyes.
NYT > Home Page By EVE M. KAHN 2010
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Estimates range from $7,000 for a green bowenite arc trimmed in garnets to $90,000 for a pink rhodonite horse head with diamond eyes.
NYT > Home Page By EVE M. KAHN 2010
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This handle made by the workmaster Michail Perchin for faberge, it was enamelled, gold, bowenite and rose diamond mounted.
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