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Bowenite

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Bow´en`ite
n.1.(Min.) A hard, compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island. It is of a light green color and resembles jade.


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Made in the early 20th century, the green ball on the handle is bowenite, a jade substitute used because it felt warmer.
pounds 20K LOLLY FOR MUM'S OLD BROLLY; Faberge gem nearly lost in ... by The Mirror (London, England)
But there is an egg for this Easter a jewelled bowenite bonbon, right, with a portrait of the Empress Alexandra.
The best free show in town by Moore, Susan / The Evening Standard (London, England)
The company, which sells a form of jade called Bowenite, hopes to convince prestigious projects to use its [pounds sterling]300 a
Natural Stone goes green by The Daily Mail (London, England)
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