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Bowieite R070409

Name: Bowieite
RRUFF ID: R070409
Ideal Chemistry: Rh₂S₃
Locality: Novoseltsi, Burgas Oblast (Bourgas Oblast), Bulgaria
Source: Michael Scott S104780 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Polished grey metallic grains embedded in epoxy
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

Mineral Group: [ Bowieite (1) ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070409

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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REFERENCES for Bowieite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]
Parthé E, Hohnke D, Hulliger F (1967) A new structure type with octahedron pairs for Rh₂S₃,Rh₂Se₃ and Ir₂S₃, Acta Crystallographica, 23, 832-840
Desborough G A, Criddle A J (1984) Bowieite: a new rhodium-iridium-platinum sulfide in platinum-alloy nuggets, Goodnews Bay, Alaska, The Canadian Mineralogist, 22, 543-552 [view file]
Jambor J L (1989) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 74, 1215-1220 [view file]
Zaccarini F, Bindi L, Pushkarev E, Garuti G, Bakker R J (2016) Multi-analytical characterization of minerals of the bowieite-kashinite series from the Svetly Bor Complex, Urals, Russia, and comparison with worldwide occurrences, The Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 461-473
Yoshiasa A, Kitahara G, Tokuda M, Ishimaru S, Ono S, Terai K, Nakatsuka A, Sugiyama K (2022) Single-crystal structure refinements and Debye temperatures of Ir₂S₃ kashinite and Rh₂S₃ bowieite, Acta Crystallographica, C78, 606-611

REFERENCES for Bowieite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Parthé E, Hohnke D, Hulliger F (1967) A new structure type with octahedron pairs for Rh₂S₃,Rh₂Se₃ and Ir₂S₃, Acta Crystallographica, 23, 832-840

Desborough G A, Criddle A J (1984) Bowieite: a new rhodium-iridium-platinum sulfide in platinum-alloy nuggets, Goodnews Bay, Alaska, The Canadian Mineralogist, 22, 543-552 [view file]

Jambor J L (1989) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 74, 1215-1220 [view file]

Zaccarini F, Bindi L, Pushkarev E, Garuti G, Bakker R J (2016) Multi-analytical characterization of minerals of the bowieite-kashinite series from the Svetly Bor Complex, Urals, Russia, and comparison with worldwide occurrences, The Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 461-473

Yoshiasa A, Kitahara G, Tokuda M, Ishimaru S, Ono S, Terai K, Nakatsuka A, Sugiyama K (2022) Single-crystal structure refinements and Debye temperatures of Ir₂S₃ kashinite and Rh₂S₃ bowieite, Acta Crystallographica, C78, 606-611