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Ogden Tweto

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Ogden Tweto (1912 - 1983) created the Geologic Map of Colorado which is held as one of the finest maps of its kind.[1]

Tweto received awards including the Distinguished Service Award of the Department of the Interior (1970) and the Scientist of the Year Award by the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists (1978).[1] While working in Leadville, Colorado, he discovered features dating to the proterozoic.[1] He is also known for his work involving the Arapahoe Formation,[2] the Leadville Mining District,[3] and the Colorado Mineral Belt.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Warner, L.A. (1987). Memorial of Ogden L. Tweto 1912-1983. (full text PDF) (Report). Vol. 72. American Mineralogist. p. 127. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. ^ Tweto, O. 1979. Geologic map of Colorado. U.S. Geological Survey, Map G77115.
  3. ^ Ogden Tweto (1968) Leadville District, Colorado, in Ore Deposits of the United States 1933-1967, New York: American Institute of Mining Engineers, p.681-705
  4. ^ Tweto, Ogden; Sims, Paul K. (1963). Precambrian Ancestry of the Colorado Mineral Belt. (abstract with link to PDF) (Report). Vol. Bulletin 74. Geological Society of America. pp. 991–1014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.