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bowieite

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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bowieite (uncountable)

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

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Bowieite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “bowieite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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