Bowieite

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Bowieite is a rhodium-iridium-platinum sulfide mineral (Rh,Ir,Pt)2S3, found in platinum-alloy nuggets from Goodnews Bay, Alaska.[1][2][3] 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.[4]

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  1. ↑ Handbook of Mineralogy - Bowieite
  2. ↑ Webmineral.com - Bowieite
  3. ↑ Mindat.org - Bowieite
  4. ↑ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4915907.ece The Times, 10 Oct 2008, p81
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