Brian Mason (geochemist)

Brian Mason
Brian Mason
	Mason showing a slice of a Moon meteorite, May 1994
Born	Brian Harold Mason; 18 April 1917; Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Died	3 December 2009 (aged 92); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater	University of Stockholm
Known for	Meteorite classification
Awards	Leonard Medal; Roebling Medal (1993);
	Scientific career
Fields	Geochemistry; mineralogy; meteoritics;
Institutions	Indiana University; Smithsonian Institution;
Thesis	Mineralogical aspects of the system FeO - Fe2O3 - MnO - Mn2O3 (1943)
Doctoral advisor	Victor Moritz Goldschmidt
Doctoral students	Ross Taylor

Brian Harold Mason (18 April 1917 – 3 December 2009) was a New Zealand geochemist and mineralogist who was one of the pioneers in the study of meteorites. He played a leading part in understanding the nature of the Solar System through his studies of meteorites and lunar rocks. He also examined and classified thousands of meteorites collected from Antarctica.

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