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Hello Everyone,
Well, it took almost all day yesterday but we do
have a winner in the "who said that" contest yesterday. The winner is
(roaring drum roll)...
Rick Kujawa who correctly reported that the quote was written by George P. Merrill, Former Head Curator, Department of Geology, U.S. National Museum. I took the passage from pages 51 and 52 of the book Minerals from Earth and Sky, vol 3, The Smithsonian Series. BTW, this is a nice little book. It has some wonderful pictures of
some old falls and finds including a beautiful picture of Willamette.
II'll try to get some images soon. The second half of the book was written
by W.F. Foshag on the topic of Gems and Gem Minerals.
Interestingly, my copy was published in 1944.
Prior publication dates include 1943, 1938, 1934, and 1929. I don't know
if the passage appeared in earlier editions but to me, the passage sounds very
contemporary, as if I could have been written this year!
Thanks again to everyone who participated.
Best wishes,
-Walter
----------------------------------------------- Walter Branch, Ph.D. Branch Meteorites 322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B Savannah, GA 31405 USA www.branchmeteorites.com |
