Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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BOWLINGITE. Geol. A hydrated magnesium silicate (1877 Miner. Mag. I. 154), saponite; now applied to altered olivine (1961 Amer. Mineral. 46. 101).
[Named by J. B. Hannay from Bowling on the Clyde.]