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Ikuo Kushiro (Japanese: 久城 育夫 Kushiro Ikuo) is a Japanese petrologist noted for his experimental research into magma formation and its properties. He is an Emeritus Professor of the University of Tokyo.

Honours and awards
In 2009, the mineral Kushiroite (CaAlAlSiO6) was named in his honour, after it was discovered naturally occurring in a meteorite from Antarctica.