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Ogden Linne Tweto
1912-1984
President 1952. Honorary member 1965
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Geologist
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Taught at University of
North Carolina. U.S. Geological Survey. Published many
papers on the geology of Colorado. Expecially known for work on
Precambrian rocks of Front Range, upper Paleozoic rocks of the Minturn
and Leadville areas, and Tertiary intrusives of the Pando district.
Served as a member of the Geologic Names Committee, U.S. Geological
Survey
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Educated at University of
Montana, University of Michigan
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Distinguished Service
Award, U.S. Department of Interior, 1970. Scientist of the Year,
Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, 1978. Distinguished
Geological Pioneer Award, Rocky Mountain Section, Society of Economic
Paleontologists and Mineralogists, 1983. Honorary member, Rocky
Mountain Association of Geologists. Volume "Colorado geology,"
Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists dedicated to him
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Member Geophysical Union,
Mineralogical Society, Geological Society of America
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Compiled the Geologic Map
of Colorado published in 1980
from Presidents of the
Colorado Scientific Society
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