Thomas S. Lovering
geologist
Thomas "Tom" Seward Lovering (May 12, 1896, St. Paul, Minnesota – April 9, 1991, Santa Barbara, California) was an American geologist, known for his innovative field and laboratory research on relations between mineable ore deposits and hydrothermal alteration of wall rock.
Biography
Lovering was born on April 9th, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
During World War I, Lovering volunteered for the U.S. Navy and was trained as a naval aviator, but the war ended before he was assigned to combat duty. In 1919, he matriculated at the University of Minnesota School of Mines, where he graduated in 1922 with an E.M. (engineer of mines) degree. He then became a graduate student in geology at the University of Minnesota. There, he graduated in 1923 with an M.S. in geology and in 1924 with a Ph.D. in economic geology. At the University of Minnesota, he learned from his professors Frank F. Grout and John W. Gruner about the hydrothermal processes that form ores.
For the academic year 1924–1925, Lovering was an instructor in the University of Arizona's department of geology.
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