"The subjective element in geological studies accounts for two characteristic types that can be distinguished among geologists. One considering geology as a creative art, the other regarding geology as an exact science."
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p. 453; quoted in: Robert Woodtli (1964), Methods of Prospection for Chromite, p. 80
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Reinout Willem van Bemmelen
Reinout Willem van Bemmelen (April 14, 1904 Batavia (Dutch East Indies) - November 19, 1983 Unterpirkach, Austria) was a Dutch geologist, whose interests were structural geology, economic geology and volcanology. He is known for his work on these subjects and the geology of Indonesia.
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