Brian Mason (geochemist)
Brian Mason | |
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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 | Stockholm University |
| 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 |
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. 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.