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24 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ;27 cm

Cover title.

Reprinted 2009.
Pounamu, or greenstone, was unlike anything that Maori had come across before. Its hardness meant that it was difficult to break. Its toughness meant that it was almost impossible to flake. Pounamu turned out to be the perfect raw material for tools, weapons, and ornaments. It was like a stone made out of metal.