Charles L. Christ

Charles Louis Christ (March 12, 1916 – June 29, 1980) was an American scientist, geochemist and mineralogist.

Charles L. Christ
Born	March 12, 1916 (1916-03-12) Baltimore, Maryland
Died	June 29, 1980 (1980-06-30) (aged 64) Palo Alto, California
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	Johns Hopkins University

Awards and honors

• 1959 – Rockefeller Public Service Award
• In 1977, a new thallium mineral from the Carlin, Nevada gold deposit, was named Christite in his honor[2]

Publications

• Solutions, Minerals, and Equilibria with Robert Garrels(1965) (2nd ed. Freeman Cooper Co, 1982 and revised ed 1990) ISBN 0-86720-148-7 (1990 ed.)
• Behavior of Colorado Plateau uranium minerals during oxidation with Robert Garrels. U.S. Geological Survey Trace Elements Investigations Report No. 588 (1956)
• Some observations on rutherfordine with Joan R. Clark. U.S. Geological Survey Trace Elements Investigations Report No. 584 (1956)
• Mineralogical applications of electron diffraction. I. Theory and techniques with Malcolm Ross. U.S. Geological Survey Trace Elements Investigations Report No. 597 (1958)
• The crystal structure of potassium metavanadate monohydrate, KVO3*H2O with Joan R. Clark and H.T. Evans, Jr. U.S. Geological Survey Trace Elements Investigations Report No 406 (1954)

References

1. Garrels, Robert M. Memorial of Charles L. Christ 1916–1980 American Mineralogist, Vol. 66, pages 649-651 (1981)
2. Radtke, A.S., F.W. Dickson, J.F. Slack, and K.L. Brown. American Mineralogist. No. 62, pages 421-425. (1977)