Alva Challis

Alva Challis
Born
Gwyneth Alva Challis

(1930-01-25)25 January 1930
Died21 November 2010(2010-11-21) (aged 80)
Nelson, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
SpouseRoss Lauder
Scientific career
Thesis
  • The petrology of the New Zealand ultramafic belt.  (1963)

Gwyneth Alva Challis, known as Alva, (25 January 1930 – 21 November 2010) was a Welsh-born New Zealand geologist who discovered the mineral Wairauite, and pioneered the use of x-rays for mineral investigation in New Zealand.

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