bowieite

See also: Bowieite

English

Etymology

Bowie +‎ -ite, after Scottish geologist Stanley Bowie (1917–2008).

Noun

bowieite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A rhodium-iridium-platinum sulfide mineral.

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Bowieite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “bowieite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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