Introduction to the Thompson issue

This issue of the American Mineralogist is dedicated to James B. Thompson, Jr., by his colleagues and students on the occasion of his 70th birthday. We celebrate what by any measure must be considered a career of extraordinary contributions to geology over nearly half a century. The realm of Jim Tho...

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Published in:The American mineralogist 1991-06, Vol.76 (5-6), p.685-688
Main Authors: Burnham, Charles W, Brady, John B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bibliography
biography
Miscellaneous and mathematical geology
Thompson, James B., Jr
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Summary:This issue of the American Mineralogist is dedicated to James B. Thompson, Jr., by his colleagues and students on the occasion of his 70th birthday. We celebrate what by any measure must be considered a career of extraordinary contributions to geology over nearly half a century. The realm of Jim Thompson's scientific interests extends well beyond the normal bounds for many members of the Mineralogical Society of America. Yet he has always emphasized to colleagues and students the importance to geology of understanding minerals-both their internal characteristics, and their external "social lives" (his oft-used term for their relations with each other). Because minerals and rocks are so central to his concerns, we believe it is particularly fitting to honor him in the American Mineralogist.
ISSN:0003-004X
1945-3027