The death, on 2 December 2021, of one of the early pioneers of applied geochemistry in mineral exploration and in understanding the nature of undersea mineral resources, marks the end of an era.John was born on 9 November 1927 at Darfield, near Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand, the second of the four children of Irish-born John Douglas Tooms and his wife, Florence May Telfer. His father came from an engineering background and since 1919 had served as an officer on cargo ships which travelled between England, Australia and New Zealand. His parents had married in England...
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