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inanga (stone)

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Categoryinanga (stone)
SourceMātauranga Māori Thesaurus

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Māori pounamu stone that is paler than other varieties, often of a pearly-white or gray-green nephrite, ranging from translucent to opaque. It can change color over time, developing a light-olive tint as it ages and oxidizes.

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