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Edward Grew with international team reports discovery of the new mineral “jianmuite,” named for the sky-ladder tree of Chinese mythology

Research Professor Edward Grew in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences is now in his 41st year at the University of Maine-Orono.  During his career, Ed has participated in the discovery and characterization of 29 minerals new to science.  His latest new mineral is jianmuite (“jian-moo-ite”), an oxide of titanium, aluminum and zirconium. The […]

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Mineralogical Society Awards Honorary Fellowship to Edward Grew

Society of the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland has awarded Honorary Fellowship to Edward Grew, a University of Maine research professor. Following Grew’s election, the Society currently has 13 Honorary Fellows, of which 6 are resident in the U.S.  (Honorary Fellows must be resident outside the British Isles at the time of election.) Grew is […]

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