Harold Robert Steacy
Born(1923-06-07)June 7, 1923
Ottawa, Ontario
DiedApril 7, 2012(2012-04-07) (aged 88)
Ottawa, Ontario
RelativesDigby Denham, grandfather

Harold "Hal" Robert Steacy (June 7, 1923 April 7, 2012)[1] was a Canadian mineralogist who was the curator of the Canadian National Mineral Collection at the Geological Survey of Canada in Ottawa. The mineral steacyite is named for him.[2]

References

  1. "Harold "Hal" Robert Steacy". The Globe and Mail.
  2. Dunn et al., 1983, p. 473

Literature cited

  • Dunn, P.J., Fleischer, M., Burns, R.G. and Pabst, A. 1983. New mineral names. American Mineralogist 68:471475.


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