GEOLOGISTS|SCIENTISTS

Question 1

Father of Mineralogy

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Georgius Agricola (1494-1555) German Scientist/Mineralogist

Question 2

Danish Geologist & Anatomist, who discovered that “tongue-stones” are actually shark teeth.
Principle of Superposition and Law of Original Horizontality

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Nicolaus Steno 1638-1686

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first geologist/mineralogist German, who classified minerals systematically based on their external characteristics and believer of neptunism

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Abrahan Gottlob Werner (1750-1817)

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Father of Modern Geology - theory of the Earth author - Scottish

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James Hutton (1726-1797)

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Irish Scholar and Church Leader - Archbishop of Armagh, “Annals of the Old Testament, deduced from the first origins of the World”

said that the universe began at noon Oct. 23, 4004 BC

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James Ussher (1851-1656)

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a Scottish Geologist, 4th Baroneth of Dungless contributed on how lava forms different kinds of rocks as it cools, best known for his experimental work on origin of ign rocks

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Sir James Hall (1761-1832)

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A Swiss Geologist/Paleontologist - contributed on concepts of Ice ages, Glaciation

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Louis Agassiz (1807-1873)

Question 8

Danas Manual of Mineralogy

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James Dwight Dana (1813-1895)

Question 9

Pioneered theory of isostasy

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Clarence Edward Dutton (1841-1912)

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American Geologist who contributed on Origin of loess (wind-blown deposits of silt)

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Thomas Chowder Chamberlin (1843-1928)

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He wrote the 1st text on Modern OCeanography. physical geography of the Sea & its meteorology, ocean currents and trade winds-compiled from ships

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Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873)

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Founder of Modern Soil Science

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Vasily Vasilievich Dokuchaev (1846-1873)

Question 13

Led the First expedition into the Grand Canyon with one hand

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John Wesley Powell (1834-1902)

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Made qualitative way to describe land forms. phenomenon of overland flow of rainwater runoff

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Robert Elmer Horton (1875-1945) “Horton Overland Flow”

Question 15

he made the phase diagram of common rock-forming minerals

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Norman Levi Bowen (1887-1956) “Bowen’s Reaction Series”

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“Father of Geomorphology”

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William Morris Davis (1859-1934)

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a seismologist, analyzed seismic records contributing important discoveries of structure of Earth and Atmosphere, discovered core location and its elastic properties

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Beno Gutenberg (1889-1960)