Sorena Sorensen was profiled in the Smithsonian Magazine in 2019:
"Get to Know the Leading Ladies of Science at the Smithsonian". Article by Anna Torres and illustrations by Eric Liu (an intern at the time).
Beautiful cathode-luminescence images showing trace-element zoning and changes in fluid composition during growth of jadeite.
From: Sorena Sorensen, George E Harlow, Douglas Rumble III (2006) The origin of jadeitite-forming subduction-zone fluids: CL-guided SIMS oxygen-isotope and trace-element evidence. American Mineralogist 91: (7) 979-996
#Jade #Mineralogy #Subduction #Geology #Metasomatism #Smithsonian #NMNH
Sorena Sorensen passed away this month.
Sorena was a long-time curator at the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution. She was also an insightful and talented researcher who studied the role of fluids in metamorphism of subduction-related rocks. She also contributed to understanding the formation of jadeite and jade deposits.
News from Elizabeth Cottrell, also at #NMNH
"If pondering the parables — and commercial uses — inspired by constellations takes “Lights Out” rather far from its central theme, it underlines the centrality of the visible galaxies to human civilization. A world in which the stars have vanished into a surfeit of artificial light would be a lesser one, both culturally and scientifically."
I wonder how many natural history museums are on this platform. With
#actualmastodon on display?
Bill Minarik
Stephen Rockower MD
Dr. John Barentine FRAS
Diana Marsh
David Mc
Kirk