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Kraus on the History of Mineralogy in the United States of America

Kraus on the History of Mineralogy in the United States of America

Kraus, Edward H.
The Future of Mineralogy in America. American Mineralogist (1921) 6:23-34.
NOTE: There is an electronic version of this document located at Archives of the American Mineralogist (maintained at the Mineralogical Society of America website).

In this article, Kraus gives information on the early history of American mineralogy. In the article he touches on the American Geological Society (1819-1828), and the Association of American Geologists and Naturalists (1840-1848), which was the precursor to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Kraus on the History of Mineralogy in the United States of America
Kraus, Edward H. The Future of Mineralogy in America. *American Mineralogist* (1921) 6:23-34. NOTE: There is an electronic version of this document located at Archives of the American Mineralogist (maintained at the Mineralogical Society of America website).
In this article, Kraus gives information on the early history of American mineralogy. In the article he touches on the American Geological Society (1819-1828), and the Association of American Geologists and Naturalists (1840-1848), which was the precursor to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)