2. (noun) argillite, metamorphosed indurated mudstone - a dark grey stone often used for weapons and sometimes musical instruments. Particularly associated with the Nelson-Marlborough region, Rangitoto (D'Urville Island), along the Whangamoa mineral belt, and in the upper reaches of the Maitai, Wairoa and Motueka Rivers.
Kua kitea ētahi i hangaia mai i te pakohe me te tangiwai (Te Ara 2012). / Some have been found made of argillite and bowenite.
3. (noun) weapon made of argillite.
