Lakehead University Geology - Journal Yearbook (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada)

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Detlica£i M It is appropriate that this first volume of the yearbook be dedicated to Dr. Edward Mercy. Dr. Mercy came to Lakehead University in 1967 to set up the Department of Geology and so this year marks the first year in which the graduating honours students will have received all of their university train- ing under Dr. Mercy’s excellent guid- ance. Dr. Mercy came to Lakehead University after a distinguished ten year career at the Grant Institute of Geology at the University of Edinburgh. He took his doctorate at the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London in 1955 and has been conducting research in geochemistry ever since. He is a pioneer in the field of develop- ment of rapid methods of chemical analysis of rocks and has applied his talents to many geochemical problems. Those who have worked with him know and appreciate his messianic concern with accuracy and woe betide the sloppy or untidy associate. My three year association with Dr. Mercy at Lakehead University left me with a high regard of his active and aggressive leadership. In the face of overwhelming difficulties he built up a faculty and facility of which any geology department could be proud. It is therefore with great pleasure that I dedicate this first volume to him and I urge all who follow to strive for the high standard he sets and to continue in this admirable enterprise. James L. Talbot 3 Chairman 3 Department of Geology 3 University of Montana. 3

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V ' The production of this Geology Year Book is a major achievement by the geology students of Lakehead University and I congratulate them for showing the initiative, energy, tenacity and the many other qualities needed for the successful completion of their project. The Department of Geology grew out of a Mining Technology program which had been given since the early days of the Lakehead Technical Institute. The Department, in its present form, is but four years old and our first group of B.Sc. Honours students is preparing for graduation this May. Our present teaching programs are as diversified as possible and are designed to give students the maximum opportunity to choose directions in which they may develop their talents. Thus we have programs of study of Geology with Chemistry, Geology with Physics and Geology with Economics. We believe that these programs can give students the education and experience needed to enter the whole range of mining and petroleum industries as well as providing the academic basis for going on to graduate schools. The principal research activities of the Department are concentrated in two areas: a limno- geological reconnaissance survey of the Canadian portion of Lake Superior which is supported by contracts negotiated with the Canada Centre for Inland Waters; and a multidisciplinary investigation of a continuous section of midwest Superior Province crust, from Shebandowan to Pickle Crow, which crosses five juxtaposed Archean belts. This latter research involves the close cooperation of members of the Department with a group of geophysicists and geologists at the University of Toronto. In this fourth year of the life of the Department I see that we are developing teaching and research programs of good academic quality. We have a faculty and staff who are hard-working persons dedicated to the pursuit of the earth sciences. But when all is said and done, it is the quality of the students which will demonstrate to the outside world the nature of this Department. You young men and women are our ambassadors. Yours are the talents which will make the reputation of our Department known and respected. In the production of this Year Book you are showing that you are a group of people with a lively interest in and concern for your chosen profession. Good luck to you all. I Edward Mercy, CHAIRMAN, GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT. Oil Explosives EVERYTHING FOR BLASTING EVERYWHERE IN CANADA MANUFACTURING GEOPHYSICAL EQUIPMENT Magnetometers, Ground Electromagnetics, Induced Polarization Systems, Airborne E.M., Spectro- meters, Resistivity , Mercury Detection , Emano - meters, Geochemical Trail Kits and Supplies you name it, we have it. • SALES • • RENTAL • • CONTRACT SERVICES For information or freindly advise , contact : LIMITED 222 Snidercroft Road • Concord, Ontario, Canada BRANCH OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD