Brian Mason | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Brian-Mason.jpg) Mason showing a slice of a Moon meteorite, May 1994 | |
| Born | Brian Harold Mason 18 April 1917 Port Chalmers, New Zealand |
| Died | 3 December 2009 (aged 92) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Stockholm |
| Known for | Meteorite classification |
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| Thesis | Mineralogical aspects of the system FeO - Fe2O3 - MnO - Mn2O3 (1943) |
| Doctoral advisor | Victor Moritz Goldschmidt |
| Doctoral students | Ross Taylor[1] |
Brian Harold Mason (18 April 1917 – 3 December 2009) was a New Zealand geochemist and mineralogist who was one of the pioneers in the study of meteorites.[2] He played a leading part in understanding the nature of the Solar System through his studies of meteorites and lunar rocks. He also examined and classified thousands of meteorites collected from Antarctica.[3][4]
- ^ "Stuart Ross Taylor (1925–2021)". Meteoritical Society. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Meteorites - Brian Mason, geochemist and meteorite scientist - Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
- ^ "Brian Mason - a brief profile" Archived 28 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Brian Mason Scientific & Technical Trust
- ^ "Brian H. Mason, 92: Smithsonian expert on rocks from moon", Washington Post, Patricia Sullivan, 9 December 2009