tangiwai (rock)
- Scope note
- Variety of Maori pounamu stone that is clear like glass, and ranges in color from olive-green to bluish-green. It is the stone used earliest as pounamu. The composition is typically bowenite rather than nephrite. Most tangiwai is comes from two isolated areas at Piopiotahi (Milford Sound).
- Date of creation: 29-Apr-2024
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024