bowieite
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Bowieite is a rhodium-iridium-platinum sulfide mineral , found in platinum-alloy nuggets from Goodnews Bay, Alaska. It was named (by the IMA in 1984) after the British scientist Stanley Bowie (1917–2008), in recognition of his work on identification of opaque minerals.
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Vinony files it under Iridium minerals, Minerals described in 1984 and Minerals in space group 60.
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- sulfide class of minerals
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- crystal system
- orthorhombic crystal system
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- IMA Mineral Symbol
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Bowieite is a rhodium-iridium-platinum sulfide mineral , found in platinum-alloy nuggets from Goodnews Bay, Alaska. It was named (by the IMA in 1984) after the British scientist Stanley Bowie (1917–2008), in recognition of his work on identification of opaque minerals.
The mineral crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Pbcn).
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