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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 514638, member: 301&quot;]<b>Pounamu</b> refers to several types of hard, durable and highly valued <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrite_jade" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrite_jade" rel="nofollow">nephrite jade</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowenite" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowenite" rel="nofollow">bowenite</a>, or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpentinite" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpentinite" rel="nofollow">serpentinite</a> stone found in southern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" rel="nofollow">New Zealand</a>. Pounamu is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_language" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_language" rel="nofollow">Māori</a> name. These rocks are also generically known as &quot;<b>greenstone</b>&quot; in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_English" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_English" rel="nofollow">New Zealand English</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are two systems for classifying pounamu. Geologically, the rock falls into the three categories named above, but Māori classify pounamu by appearance.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pounamu#cite_note-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pounamu#cite_note-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> The main classifications are <i>kawakawa</i>, <i>kahurangi</i>, <i>īnanga</i>, and <i>tangiwai</i>. The first three are nephrite jade, while <i>tangiwai</i> is a form of bowenite.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pounamu#cite_note-3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pounamu#cite_note-3" rel="nofollow">[3]</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]166388[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Just sayin................<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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