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

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Dr. Manfred M. Kehlenbeck, B.A. , M.S., Ph.D. Background ; Visiting Professor, University of New Brunswick 1969-70 Teaching Fellow, Queen ' s University 1970-71 Assistant Professor, Lakehead University 1971-76 Associate Professor and Chairman of the Geology Department, Lakehead University 1976-present This past field season began in late April with the field school trip down the not-too- sunny shore of Lake Superior. Attempts to reach the Ely greenstone belt and the Soudan iron formation were unsuccessful, and our two vans had to beat a hasty retreat from what rapidly became a winter wonderland. From late May to the end of June, Warren Clendining and I crossed many a farmer ' s field around Lappe in search of cleavages, graded-beds and pillows with the hope that all these would somehow merge into a coherent story of structure and stratigraphy. It appears that our efforts were not in vain. In late June the sun finally decided to let summer enter Northwestern Ontario. After some very hot and dusty days, we packed up, and along with a rather questionable vessel known simply as Rubber Dingy , moved north to Dog Lake. Pleasant quarters were secured at the Dog Lake Resort and work proceeded at full speed on the East Bay. After a month on the water, it was time for me to move again. What better place than the Alps to provide variations in elevation? It was rewarding to observe on a grand scale some of the geological structures of this relatively young mountain belt. It was especially exciting to realize that I had been work- ing in the Archean terrains in which the remnants of very similar structures also occured. The several glaciers which had to be traversed provided a fitting con- clusion to my field season which had begun and was now ending with- SNOW.

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Dr. Edward Mercy , B.Sc., Ph.D., D.I.C. Background ; Lecturer in Geology, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England Lecturer in Geology, later Senior Lecturer in Geology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland Professor of Geology and Chairman of the Department, Lakehead University 1967-76 Professor of Geology at Lakehead 1976-present Most of the existing textbooks of geochemistry are disappointing to anyone who has a real interest in the subject matter. They are disappointing because, in attempting to be comprehensive, they trivialize the subject. There are serious economic constraints on the size and cost of a publication intended primarily for the university student market. Comprehensiveness flies out the window and the house is occupied by a poor half-starved creature mas- querading as geochemistry. The falsity of his pose is compounded by hie declaration that parts of mineralogy and petrology may be offered as substantial fare for those who hunger after knowledge. The essence of this purveyor of mis-inf ormation is his belief that he knows about that which he writes and that all that he writes is all that is needful to know. That he does it deliberately can hardly be maintained. That he does it at all must be because he knows no better. A serious critic ought to be prepared to redress the iniquities he discovers in others even though in doing so he may impose upon himself a task of some con- siderable magnitude. Naturally, having made the decision to play the role of creator rather than critic, he then seeks to place limitations on the nature and extent of his dissertation so that the result may have a defined purpose. Despite the gross enlargement and mis-use of the term in recent years, geochemistry is properly concerned with the distribution of the chemical elements in Earth and is, in this proper connotation, a fascinating subject of study with important, and sometimes critical, implications for the general scientific understanding of our planet. There are three limitations on the scope of the proposed textbook which provide the essential framework within which the principles of geochemistry may be established. The first is that the overall chemical composition of Earth and the manner of its formation and rapid evolution into a heterogeneous body must be assumed on the basis of the extensive knowledge provided by astronomers, meteoriticists , and geophysicists. The second is that the accessible igneous rocks of Earth ' s crust, knowledge of these being provided by mineralogists and petrologists , are suitable objects of study for the provision of the necessary geochemical data. The third is that the writer and the reader have a sufficiently wide and detailed knowledge of geology and chemistry that the discovery and illumination of principles takes place without laborius, tedious and repititious explanation . Given these parameters and provided that the focus of attention is firmly fixed on the behaviour of the elements, then a textbook can be constructed. Whether it has any principles - the author assumes as a philosophy that principles do exist to be discovered and explained - is for the reader to decide.

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Dr. M.W. Bartley, M.Sc., Ph.D. Background ; Lecturer, University of Toronto 1938-40 Iron Ore Exploration since 1938 Steep Rock Iron Mines development 1940-48 Principal, Lakehead Technical Institute 1948-52 Honorary Professor, Lakehead University 1971-present President of The Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1976 My primary interest is economic geology which embraces many sub-disciplines including exploration, evaluation, development, and utilization as applied to mineral deposits. This entails not only a knowledge of basic geology and mineralogy but also an appreciation of the fundamentals of mining engineering, metallurgy, economics, and management. In the rapidly changing world of science and technology, specialization is increasing, unfortunately, to the point where the traditional economic geologists are fast becoming an endangered species. This is regrettable but the trend can be reversed. The reversal can be accomplished by informal research consisting of planned reading of journals in which case histories and techniques are described, by attendance at meetings of earth scientists with similar interests, and plain old bull sessions with one ' s peers. If I am permitted to extend only one piece of advice to budding economic geologists, it is to read, listen and ask questions. I strongly recommend that all prospective geologists become members of and take active part in professional associations. It is through these affiliations you can more easily broaden your education, gain professional stature, and enhance lasting personal satisfaction. My involvement in the mineral industry as an employee, as a consultant, and to a limited degree as an academic, has been pleasant and rewarding. A highlight was the realization that my education has never stopped. I wish you success, satisfaction, and many years of productive graduation. life after