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Bowenite

A variety of Antigorite

Originally described from Dexter Quarry (Dexter Lime Quarry), Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA.

Classification of Bowenite

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Other Names for Bowenite

Synonyms:
Nephrite (of Bowen)TangawaiteTangiwaiTangiwaite
German names:
BowenitTangawaitTangiwait
Spanish names:
BowenitaTangawaitaTangiwaita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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    Localities for Bowenite

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    USA
     
    • Maine
      • Franklin Co.
        • Eustis
    		King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1., pp. 65-66.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex Co.
    		Gleba, 1978. Massachusetts Mineral & Fossil Localities
    • New York
      • Westchester Co.
    		The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 83.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton Co.
        • Easton
    		Lapham & Geyer, 1965. Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence Co.
        • Cumberland
    		Miller, C. E. (1971) Rhode Island Minerals and Their Locations, O. D. Hermes, Ed., University of Rhode Island, Kingston
        • Lincoln
    		Michael W. Kieron collection
          • Lime Rock
    		No reference listed
    Miller, C. E. (1971) Rhode Island Minerals and Their Locations, O. D. Hermes, Ed., University of Rhode Island, Kingston
    No reference listed
    • Vermont
      • Windham Co.
        • Newfane
    		Rocks & Min. Vol. 71, (1996)
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