Cronstedt is one of the founders of modern mineralogy and is described as the founder by John Griffin in his 1827 A Practical Treatise on the Use of the Blowpipe.
Cronstedt er en af grundlæggerne af moderne mineralogi og bliver beskrevet som grundlæggeren af John Griffin i hans bog A Practical Treatise on the Use of the Blowpipe fra 1827.