New Mineral Named for Seaman Museum Curator – georgerobinsonite

Via Michigan Tech News:

A new
mineral discovered in the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine in Arizona has been
named georgerobinsonite. The mineral is named after George W. Robinson,
professor of mineralogy and curator of Michigan Tech’s A. E. Seaman
Mineral Museum. It is a lead chromate—a salt of chromic acid—that occurs
as minute, transparent, orange-red crystals on cerussite, another lead
carbonate and secondary lead mineral….

– See more at: http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2012/february/story63798.html#sthash.C5jjSKRY.dpuf

A new
mineral discovered in the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine in Arizona has been
named georgerobinsonite. The mineral is named after George W. Robinson,
professor of mineralogy and curator of Michigan Tech’s A. E. Seaman
Mineral Museum. It is a lead chromate—a salt of chromic acid—that occurs
as minute, transparent, orange-red crystals on cerussite, another lead
carbonate and secondary lead mineral.

The publication Mineral News reported on the newly named mineral in its February 2012 issue.

– See more at: http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2012/february/story63798.html#sthash.C5jjSKRY.dpuf

A new
mineral discovered in the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine in Arizona has been
named georgerobinsonite. The mineral is named after George W. Robinson,
professor of mineralogy and curator of Michigan Tech’s A. E. Seaman
Mineral Museum. It is a lead chromate—a salt of chromic acid—that occurs
as minute, transparent, orange-red crystals on cerussite, another lead
carbonate and secondary lead mineral.

The publication Mineral News reported on the newly named mineral in its February 2012 issue.

– See more at: http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2012/february/story63798.html#sthash.C5jjSKRY.dpuf

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