biography
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Emmons, S(amuel) F(ranklin)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1841–1911)
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| biography:
| Geologist, born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He served the US geological exploration of the 40th parallel, then became a geologist for the newly created US Geological Survey (1879–1911). He made major contributions to studies of mining and the origin of ore deposits. |
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