G.F. Herbert Smith CBE | |
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| Born | May 26, 1872 Edgbaston, England |
| Died | April 20, 1953 (aged 80) |
| Education | Winchester College |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Known for | Gemstones (1912) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mineralogy, gemmology |
| Institutions | British Museum (Natural History), London |
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George Frederick Herbert Smith CBE (26 May 1872 – 20 April 1953), known as Herbert Smith, was a British mineralogist who worked for the British Museum (Natural History).[1] He discovered the mineral paratacamite in 1906, and developed a jeweller's refractometer for the rapid identification of gems.[2] The minerals smithite and herbertsmithite are named after him,[1] as is Herbert's rock-wallaby.[3]
- ^ a b "Herbertsmithite: Mineral information, data and localities".
- ^ Hurlbut Jr., C.S. (1984). "The jewelers refractometer as a mineralogical tool" (PDF). American Mineralogist. 69: 391–398.
- ^ Thomas, Oldfield (1926). "On various mammals obtained during Capt. Wilkin's expedition in Australia. Petrogale herberti". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ninth Series). xvii: 626–7.