Bowieite | |
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General | |
Category | Sulfide mineral |
Formula (repeating unit) | Rh2S3 |
Strunz classification | 2.DB.15 |
Dana classification | 2.11.12.1 |
Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
Identification | |
Color | Pale-gray to Pale gray-brown |
Luster | Metallic |
Diaphaneity | Opaque |
References | [1] |
Bowieite is a rhodium- iridium- platinum sulfide mineral (Rh,Ir,Pt)2S3, 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]
Bowieite | |
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General | |
Category | Sulfide mineral |
Formula (repeating unit) | Rh2S3 |
Strunz classification | 2.DB.15 |
Dana classification | 2.11.12.1 |
Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
Identification | |
Color | Pale-gray to Pale gray-brown |
Luster | Metallic |
Diaphaneity | Opaque |
References | [1] |
Bowieite is a rhodium- iridium- platinum sulfide mineral (Rh,Ir,Pt)2S3, 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]