Monday, 27 August 2018

In 1916 a Slab with Tracks of Climactichnites found in Arabia was donated to the British Museum of Natural History by Captain W. H. I. Shakespear

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Captain William Shakespear (1878-1915) ... soldier, diplomat, amateur photographer, botanist, geographer and not least, an adventurer.  He ...
Tuesday, 20 March 2018

A Glacial Sand and Clay Deposit in the Basement of St. Paul's United Church on Gore Street in Perth, Ontario

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On Tuesday of last week I received an email from Bob Sneyd who wanted to know if I would be interested in a “fascinating cross section of th...
Saturday, 13 January 2018

The Ontario Geological Survey has issued a Guidebook on the Rocks of the Grenville Province near Renfrew, Ontario (OFR6331); and a Report on the Chenaux gabbro intrusion near Renfrew (OFR6299)

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                            I don’t often venture up the Ottawa valley to the Town of Renfrew or to Renfrew County, as there is so much to ...
Sunday, 7 January 2018

The Ontario Geological Survey has Reported on the Gold, Carbon and Nickle-Copper Deposits of South-Eastern Ontario (OFR6329); has issued a Guidebook on the Composite Arc Belt and the Frontenac – Adirondack Belt near Perth, Ontario (OFR6330); and is Remapping Both the Precambrian and Paleozoic Rocks of Eastern Ontario (Summary of Field Work, 2017: OFR 6333)

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In 2017 the Ontario Geological Survey released three publications dealing  with the geology of Eastern Ontario.             In April, 2017...
Monday, 1 January 2018

Where on the Internet to find Information on Sir William Edmond Logan, the First Director of the Geological Survey of Canada

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“Even at that early period  when every comfort of life was easily accessible, I observed his utter indifference to self-indulgence of any ...