Waldemar Christofer Brøgger

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Waldemar Christofer Brøgger
Waldemar Christofer Brøgger

Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (b. November 10, 1851, Oslo, Norway, then called Christiania - d. February 17, 1940, Oslo, Norway) was a Norwegian geologist and mineralogist.

His research on Permian igneous rocks (286 to 245 million years ago) of the Oslo district greatly advanced petrologic (rock formation) theory.


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