Bloss, F. Donald, WWII, Mineralogy and Me: A Memoir (2013)

322 pages. ISBN 978-0-939950-89-8; 0-939950-89-8. F. Donald Bloss is a distinguished mineralogist and is the leading proponent of and scholar in the field of optical crystallography of minerals. He is one of only two individuals to hold the positions of President of the Mineralogical Society of America and Editor-in-Chief of American Mineralogist. He is also the eponym of the mineral blossite.