Ann Sabina

Ann Phyllis Sabina Stenson (28 January 1930 – 29 September 2015)[1] was a Canadian mineralogist, gemmologist, teacher, public servant and popular science author.

[2] a string of educational books and guides that focus on the study of numerous minerals throughout Canada, and has been important in the creation of a number of geological associations.

During her more than 50-year career with the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) Sabina was instrumental in developing a catalog of diffraction spectra and representative specimens for many hundreds of minerals that would come to be used by researchers around the world.

These were intended as guides for the general public and were published by the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), in both English and French, as part of the organization's report series.

As part of her research, Sabina and a student assistant visited the Francon quarry located in Montreal on July 19, 1966 in order to study and contribute information for the Ontario to Lac St. Jean Quebec guidebook (GSC Paper 67-51).

By the end of her examination of the Fracon quarry, Ann Sabina was recognized for collecting 9 of 10 new mineral specimens by 1990: Weloganite, Dresserite, Hydrodresserite, Strontiodresserite, Sabinaite, Franconite, Doyleite, Hochelagaite, Montroyalite and Voggite.