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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Brian Harold Mason Papers, 1953-2001
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FA02-194
- Creators:
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Mason, Brian (Brian Harold), 1917-2009
- Dates:
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1953-2001
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the papers of Brian Harold Mason, Curator Emeritus, Meteorites Division, Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History. Mason curates and classifies the more than 700 meteorites recovered each year from Antarctica under a joint Smithsonian-National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)-National Science Foundation program. His research focuses on the mineralogy and petrology of meteorites and cosmochemistry. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and project files pertaining to the Allende Meteorite, Antarctic meteorites, and a biography of Victor Moritz Goldschmidt.
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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-194, Brian Harold Mason Papers
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Personal Papers
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