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Celandonite; bluish rock (used to make blue- green paint for Northwest Coast design and carving)
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Definition
Rock ¹ | bluish rock (used to make paint); Celandonite | a mineral used to make a blue- green paint for Northwest Coast design and carving • breaking this mineral incurs the anger of the sea spirits, resulting in rough seas, so it is very hard to obtain | (JL, GE) Source
X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell, Tlingit Dictionary, 2024