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Hugh Copland
Hugh Copland is a geological engineer living on the South Klondike Highway. He has been collecting rocks in the Yukon for the past 38 years.
PEOPLE AND PLACES ENDING IN ‘ITE’
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Remembrance Day The Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 would like to thank all those who made donations to the Legion Poppy Trust fund and for everyone who took a moment to “REMEMBER” supporting our veterans.
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Foggite, mordenite and plumboferrite are examples of the three main categories of mineral naming: people, place, or a physical characteristic of the mineral.
PHOTO: Hugh Copland
Pyrite from the Greek ‘pyr’ for fire
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oggite is named after Forrest F. Fogg, a 20th century mineral collector from New Hampshire. Along the Bay of Fundy, just east of Morden, Nova Scotia, is where mordenite was first found. Plumboferrite is from the Latin plumbum, meaning lead and ferrum for iron. These are two of the elements that make the mineral. The ending ‘ite’ is from the Greek word meaning rock or
stone. Currently the International Mineralogical Association (IMA) recognizes approximately 5,700 official mineral names. The IMA is the organization responsible for the approval of new minerals through its Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC). It provides extensive cont’d on page 26 ...
