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Charles Whitman Cross
Born(1854-09-01)September 1, 1854
Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedApril 20, 1949(1949-04-20) (aged 94)
Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materAmherst College; Leipzig University
Scientific career
FieldsPetrology
InstitutionsUnited States Geological Survey
Doctoral advisorFerdinand Zirkel

Charles Whitman Cross (September 1, 1854 – April 20, 1949) was an American geologist. He was educated at Amherst College, the University of Göttingen, and Leipzig University. A petrologist, much of his field work concerned rocks in Colorado. He and three other geologists proposed the CIPW norm that is still used in normative mineralogy. He was also active in scientific societies and institutions.

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