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the second to last paragraph of this news story on rare minerals brought up so many questions for me that the reporter never intended

Posted by crash davis (aka trisha) Feb 15 '16, 19:12

"Their findings brought them back to biology, as many rare minerals rely on biological phenomena to form. This is the case for hazenite, a mineral discovered by one of Hazen's students. It forms when California's Mona Lake dries out and microbes, stressed by rising phosphorus levels, secrete the mineral."

I want to know, did Hazen's student name it that? Or did a professor elbow in and claim glory for one of his student's successes? It sent my mind wandering far away from the intent of this story.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0215/What-makes-Earth-unique-A-few-rare-minerals-say-scientists (www.csmonitor.com)

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he what discovers it gets to name it. which is not to say he wasn't pressured into naming it that, but generally speaking that doesn't happen. -- nm - mafic Feb 15, 19:25 2
- If there was no pressure, its the ultimate suck up. That raises the question, what was that student's final grade? -- nm - crash davis Feb 15, 19:28 1
  - I suspect grad student, and he directed the research. that's not uncommon. -- nm - mafic Feb 15, 21:43

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the second to last paragraph of this news story on rare minerals brought up so many questions for me that the reporter never intended

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