Geraldo Conrado Melcher, Brazilian mining engineer and geologist (São Paulo 07 October 1924 – São Paulo 09 June 2011)

Co-authored a paper with great repercussion that confirmed the geochronological correlation between Brazil and Africa continent

With P.M. Hurley, F.F. M. de Almeida, U.G. Cordani, J.R. Rand, K. Kawashita, P. Vandoros, W.H. Pinson Jr. & H.W. Fairbairn. Test of continental drift by comparison of radioactive eggs. Science 157(3788):495-500, 1967

With P. A. Andery helped to develop Serrana process of separation and concentration of phosphates in minerals with low phosphate content or alkaline rocks employing flotation (1960s)

SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY

With J.M.V. Coutinho. Levantamento geológico e petrográfico na ilha do Montão de Trigo. Rev. Bras. Geoc. 3(4):243-56, 1973

With C.B. Gomes, U.G. Cordani, J.S. Bettencourt, E.C. Damaceno. V.A.V. Girardi & A.J. Melfi. Geologia e petrologia das rochas metamórficas e graniticas associadas do vale do Ribeira de Iguape, SP e PR. Rev. Bras. Geoc. 3(2):97-123, 1973

With U.G. Cordani. A geochronological comparison of West Africa and South America basement. Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union 53:178, 1972

With G.E. Tolbert, J.W. Tremaine & C.B. Gómez. The recently discovered Serra dos Carajás iron deposits, Northern Brazil. Econ. Geol. 66:985-94, 1971

With P.M. Hurley, F.F.M. De Almeida, U.G. Cordani & K.R. Koch. Surface density values for the earth from satellite and gravity observation. J. Roy. Astron. Soc. Geophys. 21:1-12, 1970

With P.M. Hurley, W.H. Pinson Jr. & H.W. Fairbairn. Some orogenic episodes in South America by K/Ar and whole-rock Rb/Sr dating. Canad. Jour. Earth Sci. 5:633-8, 1968

With U.G. Cordani & F.F.M. De Almeida. Outline of the Precambrian geochronology of South America. Canad. Jour. Earth Sci. 5:629-32, 1968

With F.F.M. De Almeida, U.G. Cordani, K. Kawashita & P. Vandoros. Radiometric age determinations from Northern Brazil. Bol. Soc. Bras. Geol. 5:2-14, 1968

Contribuição ao conhecimento do distrito mineral do Ribeira do Iguape. Thesis, Universidade de São Paulo (1968)

With J.M.V. Coutinho. Rochas alcalinas e carbonatito de Anápolis, Estado de santa catarina. Bol. Soc. Bras. Geol. 15:59-93, 1966

O carbonatito de Jacupiranga. Bol. Fac. Filos. Cien. Letras Univ. São Paulo 282 (1965)

With R.F. Johnson. Geologia e depósitos minerais do vale do Rio Ribeira do Iguape. Div. Fom. Prod. Mineral 98-99, 1956

Nota sobre o distrito alcalino de Jacupiranga, estado de São Paulo. Notas Prelim. Div. Geol. Min. 84 (1954)

With H. Mau. Novas observações geológicas na região de Caçapava do Sul. Rio Grande do Sul. Anais Acad. Bras. Ciencias 32(1):43-50, 1950

HONORS

Melcherite Andrade, Atencio, Menezes Filho & Spratt 2018 (Mineral)