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5 unusual facts about James Dwight Dana


Beryllonite

It was discovered by James Dwight Dana in 1888, and named beryllonite for its beryllium content.

Dana Meadows

The meadows are named for James Dwight Dana (1813–1895), a professor of geology and natural history at Yale.

Danalite

Danalite was first described in 1866 from a deposit in Essex County, Massachusetts and named for American mineralogist James Dwight Dana (1813–1895).

Howlite

He called the new mineral silico-boro-calcite; it was given the name howlite by James Dwight Dana shortly thereafter.

James Dana

James Dwight Dana (1813–1895), American geologist, mineralogist and zoologist



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