Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
California Institute of Technology
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Division of Geological and Planetary SciencesCalifornia Institute of Technology |
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George R. RossmanProfessor of MineralogyCalifornia Institute of Technology MS 170-25 Pasadena, CA 91125-2500 (626) 395-6471; fax (626) 568-0935 grr@caltech.edu Research Interests: Mineralogy.The relationship between the spectroscopic properties of minerals and their composition and structure. Topics include trace hydrous components in minerals, metal ion site occupancy, effects of natural ionizing radiation, color in minerals and gems, and X-ray amorphous materials. B.S. Degree: Wisconsin State University, Eau Claire: Chemistry and Mathematics Ph.D. Degree: California Institte of Technology: Inorganic ChemistryS Google Scholar ORCID: 0000-0002-4571-6884 |
Provides on-line information on the color of minerals; spectra of minerals (VIS, NIR, IR, Raman); Data files as ASCII (wavelength, absorbance) pairs; and an extensive reference list to optical spectra of minerals sorted by mineral and author and references to hydrous components in minerals..