Recently added articles from Geoscience Canada:

The state of earth science outreach in Canada and an action plan for the future: results of a session and workshop held in Yellowknife, N.W.T., May 24-27, 2007.(Workshop Report)(Conference notes)

Jun 01, 2007; Nowlan, Godfrey S. ... This report outlines the nature and content of a major session on geoscience outreach held at the annual meeting of the Geological Association of Canada and the Mineralogical Association of Canada (GAC[R]-MAC) in Yellowknife in May 2007 and the output of a workshop aimed at developing a ...

Brucite--Industrial Mineral with a future.(Report)

Jun 01, 2007; Simandl, George J. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SUMMARY Brucite, Mg[(OH).sub.2], is an uncommon mineral primarily known to mineral collectors, and to specialists studying contact metamorphic and ultramafic rocks. It is an environmentally friendly flame-retardant and is in commercial demand; ...

Are your data good enough: a checklist for mining prospects.(Report)

Jun 01, 2007; Dewing, Keith ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SUMMARY This checklist is intended to help geologists collect or review geological data on mining prospects in a manner that will conform to the increasingly stringent reporting requirements. Survey, assay, and geological data are the key ...

Geoscience literature: greater volume--less access or ignorants in the sea of knowledge.(Commentary)(Report)

Jun 01, 2007; Laznicka, Peter ... INTRODUCTION In 1913, when Louis de Launay published his monumental Traite de Metallogenie, the book that created the first factual synthesis of global ore distribution and laid the foundation for the discipline of metallogeny, he utilized at least 75% of the published global ...

Disposal of Hazardous Waste in Underground Mines.(Book review)

Jun 01, 2007; Dimitrov, Ivan ... Disposal of Hazardous Waste in Underground Mines Edited by V. Popov and R. Push The Sustainable World, Vo/11 WIT Press, 2006 ISBN 1-85312-750-7 US $170.00, hardcover, 288p. This book contains a collection of articles aimed at presenting the current experience in the ...

Magnetic Fabric: Methods and Applications.(Book review)

Jun 01, 2007; Enkin, Randolph J. ... Magnetic Fabric: Methods and Applications Edited by F. Martin-Hernandez, C. Luneburg, C. Aubourg and M. Jackson The Geological Society of London Special Publication No. 238, 2004 ISBN-13: 978-1-86239-170-3 Price 135.00 [pounds sterling], 81.00 [pounds sterling] other ...

Fine Wine and Terroir: The Geoscience Perspective.(Book review)

Jun 01, 2007; Wilson, R.A. ... Fine Wine and Terroir: The Geoscience Perspective Edited by R.W. Macqueen and L.D. Meinert Geological Association of Canada Geoscience Canada Reprint Series 9, 2006 ISBN-13:978-1-897095-21-8 ISSN: 0821-381X Price: $49.95; member price $37.46 Hardcover-266p. ...

William E. Logan's 1845 Survey of the Upper Ottawa Valley.(Book review)

Jun 01, 2007; Vodden, Christy ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] William E. Logan's 1845 Survey of the Upper Ottawa Valley Edited and introduced by Charles H. Smith and Ian Dyck Canadian Museum of Civilization, Mercury Series, 2007 ISBN-13: 978-0660196626 Price $29.95. Soft cover, 256 p. We know ...