Michael Fleischer (mineralogist)
Michael Fleischer | |
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Fleischer from a 1981 article in Rocks and Minerals | |
| Born | 27 February 1908 |
| Died | 5 September 1998 (aged 90) Washington, D.C., USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Mineralogist |
| Known for | Glossary of Mineral Species |
Michael Fleischer ( 27 February 1908 – 5 September 1998) was an American chemist and mineralogist. He worked as a geochemist with the U.S. Geological Survey from 1939 to 1978. He published a huge number of chemical abstracts and reviews of proposed mineral names, and is known for his authoritative Glossary of Mineral Species, first published in 1971.