Stanley Hay Umphray Bowie FRS (born 24 March 1917, in Bixter

Bixter

Bixter is on the west side of the Shetland Islands, found more than off the north coast of mainland Scotland.Bixter is a group of houses in a large reign of area. Council houses belonging to Hjaltland Housing Association & the Shetland Islands Council , lie next to the main road. The Bixter...

, Shetland - died 2008) was considered a "world authority on uranium

Uranium

Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons...

 geology

Geology

Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...

 and a leader in the field of geochemistry

Geochemistry

The field of geochemistry involves study of the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, chemical processes and reactions that govern the composition of rocks, water, and soils, and the cycles of matter and energy that transport the Earth's chemical components in time and space, and...

 and mineralogy

Mineralogy

Mineralogy is the study of chemistry, crystal structure, and physical properties of minerals. Specific studies within mineralogy include the processes of mineral origin and formation, classification of minerals, their geographical distribution, as well as their utilization.-History:Early writing...

". He developed methods and tools to identify opaque minerals using micro-indentation hardness and optical reflectance. The mineral bowieite

Bowieite

Bowieite is a rhodium-iridium-platinum sulfide mineral 2S3, found in platinum-alloy nuggets from Goodnews Bay, Alaska. Named after British scientist, Stanley Bowie in recognition of his work on identification of opaque minerals....

 was so named in recognition of his work on identification of opaque mineral

Mineral

A mineral is a naturally occurring solid chemical substance formed through biogeochemical processes, having characteristic chemical composition, highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. By comparison, a rock is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids and does not...

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