Tangawaite / Tangiwaite
Synonym/commercial name for the mineral bowenite, a translucent, fine-grained variety of serpentine antigorite similar to nephrite. A dark green variety is used by the Maoris…
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Serpentine jade
Misleading commercial name for the mineral bowenite, a translucent, fine-grained variety of serpentine antigorite, resembling nephrite. Also marketed under the misleading names bowenite jade, new…
New Jade
Misleading commercial name for the mineral bowenite, a translucent, fine-grained variety of serpentine antigorite, resembling nephrite. Also called bowenite jade and marketed under the misleading…
Korean jade
Misleading commercial name for the mineral bowenite, a translucent, fine-grained variety of serpentine antigorite, resembling nephrite. Also marketed under the misleading names bowenite jade, new…
Afghanistan/Afghan jade
Misleading commercial name for the mineral bowenite, a variety of antigorite, a mineral from the serpentine group. So it is not jade, but is sold…
