Hello, everyone, I was thinking I was dropped from the MSA-talk list because I heard nothing about this. George got me started on infrared spectroscopy, teaching me how to use his spectrometer personally. https://www.gps.caltech.edu/news-and-events/news/caltech-mourns-the-passing-of-george-rossman-19442026 R. Chris Tacker, Ph.D., P.G. Curator of Geology N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences N.C. Department of Natural & Cultural Resources (919) 707-9800<https://www.google.com/search?q=nc+museum+of+natural+sciences&oq=nc+museum+of+na&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggBEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg5MgYIARBFGDsyBggCEEUYOzIGCAMQRRg8MgYIBBBFGDwyBggFEEUYPNIBCTQxMzJqMGoxNagCCLACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#> Christopher.tacker@naturalsciences.org https://naturalsciences.org/ 11 West Jones Street | Raleigh, NC 27601 Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/naturalsciences> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/naturalsciences/> |  LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/north-carolina-museum-of-natural-sciences> | YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/@ncnaturalsciences> [NC MNS-DNCR Logo Lockup.png] E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties ________________________________ Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official.

Yes, it is a very sad day. George George (as we were two Georges, I was labeled George and GRR as George George) and I conferred a lot and traveled to Myanmar together in 2002 to visit the fabled jade mines. In addition to a memorable trip, we were able to collect samples from their sources, not what a dealer would tell us. Just flash our Kyat and the collectors came running. We brought back true lavender jade and the first gemmy painite from Namya, across the Sagaing fault from the main locality in Mogok. His enthusiasm and expertise will be missed. George E. Harlow gharlow@amnh.org<mailto:gharlow@amnh.org> Dept. Earth and Planetary Sciences American Museum of Natural History 200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5102 U.S.A. Phone (212)769-5378 FAX (212)769-5533 WWW: http://www.amnh.org/our-research/staff-directory/george-e.-harlow http://research.amnh.org/eps/jade/ From: Tacker, Christopher via MSA-talk <msa-talk@minlists.org> Sent: Sunday, February 8, 2026 9:58 AM To: msa-talk@minlists.org Subject: [MSA-talk] George Rossman EXTERNAL SENDER Hello, everyone, I was thinking I was dropped from the MSA-talk list because I heard nothing about this. George got me started on infrared spectroscopy, teaching me how to use his spectrometer personally. https://www.gps.caltech.edu/news-and-events/news/caltech-mourns-the-passing-of-george-rossman-19442026 R. Chris Tacker, Ph.D., P.G. Curator of Geology N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences N.C. Department of Natural & Cultural Resources (919) 707-9800<https://www.google.com/search?q=nc+museum+of+natural+sciences&oq=nc+museum+of+na&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggBEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg5MgYIARBFGDsyBggCEEUYOzIGCAMQRRg8MgYIBBBFGDwyBggFEEUYPNIBCTQxMzJqMGoxNagCCLACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#> Christopher.tacker@naturalsciences.org<mailto:Christopher.tacker@naturalsciences.org> https://naturalsciences.org/ 11 West Jones Street | Raleigh, NC 27601 Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/naturalsciences> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/naturalsciences/> |  LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/north-carolina-museum-of-natural-sciences> | YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/@ncnaturalsciences> [NC MNS-DNCR Logo Lockup.png] E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties ________________________________ Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official.