Charles Alfred Anderson

American geologist

For the Australian mineralogist, see Charles Anderson (mineralogist).

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Charles Alfred "Andy"[1] Anderson (June 6, 1902 - January 9, 1990[2]) was an American geologist.[1] He was the chief geologist of the United States Geological Survey from 1959 to 1964.[3]

## Early life

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Anderson attended Pomona College, graduating in 1924.[4] He earned his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley in 1928.[2]

## Career

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Anderson taught at UC Berkeley for 14 years.[3] He began a career with the United States Geological Survey in 1942, and was its chief geologist from 1959 to 1964.[3]

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Anderson's 50-year career in geoscience research on ore deposits, volcanic rocks and Precambrian geology included 30 years with the USGS and 20 years associated with the University of California.[5] In honor of his contributions to the knowledge of mineral resources, the mineral "Andersonite" was named after him [5]

## References

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1. ^ a b James, Harold L. (November 1992). "Memorial to Charles Alfred Anderson 1902-1990" (PDF). Geological Society of America. Retrieved March 6, 2021. `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)
2. ^ a b White, Donald E. (February 1, 1991). "Memorial of Charles A. Anderson, 1902-1990". American Mineralogist. 76 (1–2): 306–307\. ISSN 0003-004X. Retrieved March 6, 2021.1–2&rft.pages=306-307&rft.date=1991-02-01&rft.issn=0003-004X&rft.aulast=White&rft.aufirst=Donald+E.&rft_id=https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article-abstract/76/1-2/306/42507/Memorial-of-Charles-A-Anderson-1902-1990&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Charles+Alfred+Anderson" class="Z3988">
3. ^ a b c "Charles A. Anderson, Geologist, 87". The New York Times. January 17, 1990. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
4. ^ "Charles Anderson". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference `San Francisco Chronicle obit` was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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