| 释义 |
tangiwai Min.|ˈtæŋɪwaɪ|
[Maori, = tear-water.]
A translucent kind of bowenite serpentine found in New Zealand that has droplet-shaped markings when polished.
1863F. E. Maning Old New Zealand 321 This particular mere must have been made of the lovely translucent tangiwai. 1880[see kawa-kawa1 2]. 1911[see bowenite]. 1935Trans. & Proc. R. Soc. N.Z. LXV. 201 All the talc-epidote-bearing serpentines examined by the writer are typical tangiwais. |