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bowieite
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Bowieite
Bowieite
is a
rhodium
-
iridium
-
platinum
sulfide mineral
(Rh,Ir,Pt)
2
S
3
, 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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