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Norman Levi Bowen

Also Known As Bowen N L · Norman Levi Bowen
Geologist

Norman Levi Bowen was a Canadian geologist who revolutionized experimental petrology and the scientific understanding of mineral crystallization. Beginning geology students are still introduced to Bowen's reaction series, which depicts how different minerals crystallize from magma under varying pressure and temperature.

Facts
Birth Date
1887-06-21 1
Birth Year
1887 1
Death Date
1956-09-11 1
Death Year
1956 1
Birthplace
Kingston, Ontario, Canada 1
Death Place
Washington, D.C. 2
Nationality
Canada 2
Nationality
Canadian 1
Nationality
United States 2
Norman Levi Bowen
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Bowen's Reaction Series

Norman Levi Bowen
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Concepts Credited

Bowen's Reaction Series, Concepts
Source Bowen's Reaction Series (Wikipedia)

Works In

Petrology, Disciplines
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, nationality there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, nationality there.
Sources
1. Norman L. Bowen (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1887-06-21
  • Lead sentence, birth date span
    June 21, 1887
  • Infobox, death_date
    1956-09-11
  • Lead sentence, death date span
    September 11, 1956
  • Infobox, birth_place
    Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  • Lead sentence, nationality
    Canadian geologist
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2. Norman Levi Bowen (Wikidata)
  • P20 (place of death)
    died in Washington, D.C.
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [1]
    also known as Bowen N L
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [2]
    also known as Norman Levi Bowen
  • P27 (country of citizenship) [1]
    citizen of Canada
  • P27 (country of citizenship) [2]
    citizen of United States
  • P19 (place of birth) [1]
    born in Kingston
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Wikidata: Norman Levi Bowen
Wikidata Q506093, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Bowen's Reaction Series (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationConcepts Credited: Bowen's Reaction Series, Lead paragraph, first sentence naming Norman L. Bowen
Quote, Concepts Credited: Bowen's Reaction Series, Lead paragraph, first sentence naming Norman L. Bowen
Bowen's reaction series is the work of the Canadian petrologist Norman L. Bowen, who summarized, based on experiments and observations of natural rocks, the sequence of crystallization of common silicate minerals
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