Arizona Geological Society
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The Arizona Geological Society (AGS) is a non-profit scientific organization founded in 1948 whose purpose is to promote and encourage interest in the science of geology and in the geology of the State of Arizona
. The Society holds monthly meetings, and sponsors field trips and symposia. Membership is open to professional geoscientists and those who are interested in Arizona geology
. Membership categories include Voting Members, Student Members, Honorary Life Members, and 50-Year Members.
Honorary Life Members include: Spencer R. Titley (1996), John M. Guilbert (1998), Walter E. Heinrichs, Jr. (2008), Donald Hammer (April 2009), and Corolla K Hoag (2010).
Institutional members includes the current Director of the Arizona Geological Survey
in Tucson.
AGS Maps, Digests, and Guidebooks are published at irregular intervals.
There are three other committees nominated by the Executive Committee to perform specific duties. These include the Investment Committee, the J. Harold Courtright Scholarship Committee, and the Nominating Committee.
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AGS Digests are a serial geologic publication produced on an irregular basis usually as a compilation of papers presented at a scientific symposium. The first Digest was produced in 1952; the most recent was Digest 22 published in 2008. The Digests have International Standard Serial Number
(ISSN) 0066-7412
Over the decades, AGS field trips have visited every part of Arizona's varied landscape and geology. The trips are intended for professional geologists, and led by geologists with the U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Geological Survey
and other governmental agencies, the three major Arizona universities, mine geology departments at the producing mines, and by graduate students presenting their research topics and thesis or dissertation progress. For the Spring or Fall field trips, a formal guidebook is prepared.
deposits and structural geology with associated pre- and post-meeting field trips and a compendium of papers prepared after the meetings. They have traditionally been co-sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey branch in Tucson, the University of Arizona
, and/or other professional geological societies and organizations. A list of the past symposia include the:
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. The Society holds monthly meetings, and sponsors field trips and symposia. Membership is open to professional geoscientists and those who are interested in Arizona geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
. Membership categories include Voting Members, Student Members, Honorary Life Members, and 50-Year Members.
Honorary Life Members include: Spencer R. Titley (1996), John M. Guilbert (1998), Walter E. Heinrichs, Jr. (2008), Donald Hammer (April 2009), and Corolla K Hoag (2010).
Institutional members includes the current Director of the Arizona Geological Survey
Arizona Geological Survey
The Arizona Geological Survey was established by the Arizona Legislature to investigate and describe the geology of Arizona and to educate and inform the public. AZGS issues numerous maps and publications, maintains a large geological library, performs geologic mapping, and assesses geologic hazards...
in Tucson.
AGS Maps, Digests, and Guidebooks are published at irregular intervals.
Governance
The society is managed by a 15-member Executive Committee consisting of Officers and Advisory Councilors who serve calendar-year terms. The Officers include President, Vice President-Field Trips, Vice President-Programs, Vice President-Marketing, Secretary, Vice-Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice-Treasurer; their duties are specified in the Bylaws of the society. The Advisory Council consists of six members who serve staggered three-year terms; their duties are to promote interest in AGS activities and supervise special projects undertaken by the society. The seventh member of the Advisory Council is the immediate Past-President who serves as Chair of the Advisory Committee. The Executive Committee serves without remuneration.There are three other committees nominated by the Executive Committee to perform specific duties. These include the Investment Committee, the J. Harold Courtright Scholarship Committee, and the Nominating Committee.
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- The Investment Committee is the financial advisor to the Executive Committee and operates under guidance specified in the AGS "Mission, Financial Management and Investment Policy."
- The J. Harold Courtright Committee solicits applications from qualifed graduate students who are researching field geology projects in the Northern and Southern CordilleraCordilleraA cordillera is an extensive chain of mountains or mountain ranges, that runs along a coastline . It comes from the Spanish word cordilla, which is a diminutive of cuerda, or "cord"...
with emphasis on the study of oreOreAn ore is a type of rock that contains minerals with important elements including metals. The ores are extracted through mining; these are then refined to extract the valuable element....
deposits; this committee awards a scholarship annually in honor of former AGS member and ASARCOASARCOASARCO LLC is a mining, smelting, and refining company based in Tucson, Arizona that mines and processes primarily copper. The company, a subsidiary of Grupo México, is currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
exploration geologist J. Harold Courtright (1908-1986). - The Nominating Committee is chaired by the immediate Past-President who, along with 2-4 other voting members of AGS, prepares the proposed slate of incoming Officers and Councilors to be approved by the Executive Committee and presented to the membership in the election held in September. The J. Harold Courtright and Nominating Committees are disbanded after their duties are performed.
AGS Maps, Digests, and Guidebooks
Arizona Geological Society has prepared two Arizona geologic highway maps, one of which is still in print. The 1998 highway map was prepared in collaboration with the Arizona Geological SurveyArizona Geological Survey
The Arizona Geological Survey was established by the Arizona Legislature to investigate and describe the geology of Arizona and to educate and inform the public. AZGS issues numerous maps and publications, maintains a large geological library, performs geologic mapping, and assesses geologic hazards...
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AGS Digests are a serial geologic publication produced on an irregular basis usually as a compilation of papers presented at a scientific symposium. The first Digest was produced in 1952; the most recent was Digest 22 published in 2008. The Digests have International Standard Serial Number
International Standard Serial Number
An International Standard Serial Number is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic periodical publication. Periodicals published in both print and electronic form may have two ISSNs, a print ISSN and an electronic ISSN...
(ISSN) 0066-7412
Over the decades, AGS field trips have visited every part of Arizona's varied landscape and geology. The trips are intended for professional geologists, and led by geologists with the U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Geological Survey
Arizona Geological Survey
The Arizona Geological Survey was established by the Arizona Legislature to investigate and describe the geology of Arizona and to educate and inform the public. AZGS issues numerous maps and publications, maintains a large geological library, performs geologic mapping, and assesses geologic hazards...
and other governmental agencies, the three major Arizona universities, mine geology departments at the producing mines, and by graduate students presenting their research topics and thesis or dissertation progress. For the Spring or Fall field trips, a formal guidebook is prepared.
AGS Symposia
Historically AGS symposia have focused on the connections between the geology of oreOre
An ore is a type of rock that contains minerals with important elements including metals. The ores are extracted through mining; these are then refined to extract the valuable element....
deposits and structural geology with associated pre- and post-meeting field trips and a compendium of papers prepared after the meetings. They have traditionally been co-sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey branch in Tucson, the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
, and/or other professional geological societies and organizations. A list of the past symposia include the:
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- 1952 Field Trip Excursions held in connection with the Geological Society of AmericaGeological Society of AmericaThe Geological Society of America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the geosciences. The society was founded in New York in 1888 by Alexander Winchell, John J. Stevenson, Charles H. Hitchcock, John R. Proctor and Edward Orton and has been headquartered at 3300 Penrose...
, Cordilleran Section 48th Annual Meeting, Tucson, (Guidebook I), - 1959 Southern Arizona Field Conference held in connection with the Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section 55th Annual Meeting, Tucson (Digest II combined with Guidebook II),
- 1978 Porphyry Copper Symposium held at the University of Arizona, Tucson (Digest XI),
- 1981 Symposium on Relations of TectonicsTectonicsTectonics is a field of study within geology concerned generally with the structures within the lithosphere of the Earth and particularly with the forces and movements that have operated in a region to create these structures.Tectonics is concerned with the orogenies and tectonic development of...
to Ore Deposits in the Southern CordilleraCordilleraA cordillera is an extensive chain of mountains or mountain ranges, that runs along a coastline . It comes from the Spanish word cordilla, which is a diminutive of cuerda, or "cord"...
, University of Arizona, Tucson (Digest 14) - 1986 Frontiers in Geology and Ore Deposits of Arizona and the Southwest, Tucson (Digest XVI),
- 1994 Bootprints Along the Cordillera: Porphyry CopperCopperCopper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
Deposits from AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
to ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
co-sponsored by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration and the U.S. Geological Survey in Tucson (Digest 20), and the - 2007 Ores and Orogenesis: Circum-Pacific Tectonics, Geologic Evolution, and Ore Deposits, co-sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey, the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, the Geological Society of Nevada, and the Society of Economic Geologists, Tucson (Digest 22). This symposium honored the career of William R. Dickinson.
- 1952 Field Trip Excursions held in connection with the Geological Society of America