* Astronomy

UA geologist gets own mineral

A mineral found in the Yukon has been named for University of Arizona geologist Bob Downs by his former graduate students.
The mineral is colourless, transparent and brittle - nothing like her former professor, said Kimberly Tait of the Royal Ontario Museum.
Tait is the lead author of a paper proclaiming the discovery of Bobdownsite in the August 2011 edition of The Canadian Mineralogist.
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