What's in a mineral name? Not very many women, U-M study finds
October 09, 2024
October 09, 2024
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 9 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
Far fewer minerals are named after women than men--researchers fear gap in naming convention rate will never close
Benyacarite was named for an influential Argentine geologist named Maria Angelica Rodriguez de Benyacar. This specimen is from the Folgosinho Quarry in Portugal. s credit: Chris Emproto
Study: Gender in mineral names: A record of past and ongoing gender diversi . . .
Far fewer minerals are named after women than men--researchers fear gap in naming convention rate will never close
Benyacarite was named for an influential Argentine geologist named Maria Angelica Rodriguez de Benyacar. This specimen is from the Folgosinho Quarry in Portugal. s credit: Chris Emproto
Study: Gender in mineral names: A record of past and ongoing gender diversi . . .