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Herbert Smith (mineralogist)
Dr.
George
Frederick
Herbert
Smith
, was a
British
mineralogist
who
worked
for the
British Museum of Natural History
. He
discovered
the
mineral
paratacamite
in
1906
. He also developed the first
efficient
jeweller's
refractometer
.
The mineral
Herbertsmithite
is named after him, as is
Herbert's rock-wallaby
.