Roberto Herzenberg, Jewish German mineralogist and chemist in Bolivia and Chile (Libau, Courland, Latvia 19 September 1885 – Santiago de Chile 24 October 1955)

DESCRIBED MINERAL SPECIES

Ahlfeldite (1944) valid

Blockite (1935) with Ahlfeld (most known as penroseite described in 1937 by Bannister & Hey)

Brunckite 1938 (invalid)

Gumucionite 1933 (a mineral variety)

Hochschildite 1942 (status uncertain)

Kolbeckine 1932 (redescribed by Ramdohr in his honor as herzenbergite 1935)

Montesite 1949 (status uncertain)

Rooseveltite 1946 (valid)

Souxite 1946 (described before varlamoffite of 1947)