Eugene Jarosewich

Chemist, Deceased Person

1926 – 2007

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Who was Eugene Jarosewich?

Eugene Jarosewich was a chemist in the Department of Mineral Sciences at the Smithsonian Institution. Gene was known worldwide for his wet chemical analyses of meteorites. Working with specimens from the National Mineral Collection, Gene and his co-workers also developed a set of commonly used standards for electron microprobe analyses.

The mineral Jarosewichite and asteroid 4320 Jarosewich are named in his honor.

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Born
1926
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
2007

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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