Hocartite

Brownish-grey

Named in honor of Raymond Hocart (21 May 1896, Kabylie, Algeria - 5 December 1983), Professor of Mineralogy, University of Paris, France.

Information from https://www.monumentsmenandwomenfnd.org/hocart-lt-col-raymond :

"Hocart served with the French Army during World War II. In September 1945 he was assigned to the headquarters of U.S. Seventh Army as a Restitution Officer for the MFAA. He was charged with locating, identifying, and returning to France scientific materials, archives, and research documents stolen from the University of Strasbourg by the Nazis. Upon the liberation of Alsace by French troops in November 1944, it was estimated that, of the tens of thousands of books belonging to the university, only 600 remained. Hocart traveled throughout the U.S. Zone of Occupation conducting investigations at countless repositories for looted art. He tracked cases of books and archives to Schloss Neuenstein, multiple officers’ clubs, and the Heilbronn and Kochendorf mines. In October 1945 he visited a factory near Bopfingen, Germany, where he discovered 100 cases of scientific instruments along with five cupboards, three tables, and even a stove belonging to the university’s laboratory.

Following his involvement with the MFAA, Hocart returned to France and became Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Paris. He became well-known for his continuing studies of crystals and minerals. His numerous articles and books on the subject include Les Cristaux (1968) and Les Minéraux, Qu’est-ce Que C’est? (1978). In January 1968, The Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names of the International Mineralogical Association (IMA) voted to honor Hocart by naming a new mineral after him."

ⓘ Chocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia