Bowieite Explained
| Bowieite |
| Category: | Sulfide mineral |
| Strunz: | 2.DB.15 |
| Dana: | 2.11.12.1 |
| System: | Orthorhombic |
| Color: | Pale-gray to Pale gray-brown |
| Luster: | Metallic |
| Diaphaneity: | Opaque |
| References: | [1] |
Bowieite is a rhodium-iridium-platinum sulfide mineral, found in platinum-alloy nuggets from Goodnews Bay, Alaska.[2] [3] [1] 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]
The mineral crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Pbcn).[5]
References
Notes and References
- http://www.mindat.org/min-745.html Mindat.org
- http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/bowieite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy - Bowieite
- http://www.webmineral.com/data/Bowieite.shtml Webmineral.com - Bowieite
- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4915907.ece The Times, 10 Oct 2008, p81
- Parthé . E. . Hohnke . E. . Hulliger . F. . A new structure type with octahedron pairs for Rh2S3, Rh2Se3 and Ir2S3 . Acta Crystallographica . 1 November 1967 . 23 . 5 . 832–840 . 10.1107/S0365110X67003767. 1967AcCry..23..832P .
