Jacob E. “Jack” Gair, by John F. Slack and William F. Cannon

Biografia transcrita por Rubem Queiroz Cobra do site
The Geological Society of America – Memorials
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THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Geologists, and a member of the Geological Society of Washington. He received the Meritorious Service Award of the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1987.

Jack will long be remembered by his colleagues for his meticulous attention to detailed and accurate descriptions of geologic features, and for his insistence that any interpretation was inadequate unless it explained all observed features. His maps and reports on the Michigan iron ranges, in particular, are a timeless contribution to knowledge of U.S. mineral resources.

Jack enjoyed photography and world travel, and was active in the Science and Religion Group of the Cedar Lane Unitarian Church in Bethesda, Maryland. He was also an associate member of the Woman’s National Democratic Club. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Peggy Lou Davis Gair; his daughter, Cynthia; his sons, Dan and Philip; his grandaughter, Aja; and two brothers, David and Robert. Jack’s family, his many friends, and his geologic work were the cornerstones of his life.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF J. E. GAIR

  • 1950 Some effects of deformation in the central Appalachians: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 61, p. 857–876.
  • 1956 (and Wier, K. L.) Geology of the Kiernan quadrangle, Iron County, Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1044, 88 p.
  • 1958 Age of gold mineralization at the Morro Velho and Raposos mines, Minas Gerais: Boletim da Sociedade Brasileira da Geologia, v. 7, p. 39–45.
  • 1962 Geology and ore deposits of the Nova Lima and Rio Acima quadrangles, Minas Gerais, Brazil: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 341-A, 67 p.
  • 1965 (and Case, J. E.) Aeromagnetic map of parts of Marquette, Dickinson, Baraga, Alger, and Schoolcraft Counties, Michigan, and its geologic interpretation: U.S. Geological Survey Geophysical Investigations Map GP-467, three sheets.
  • 1968 (and Thaden, R. E.) Geology of the Marquette and Sands quadrangles, Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 397, 77 p.
  • 1969 (and Capan, U. Z.) Appraisal of iron deposits in southern and western Turkey: U.S. Geological Survey Administrative Report, 37 p.
  • 1970 (and Cannon, W. F.) A revision of stratigraphic nomenclature for Middle Precambrian rocks in northern Michigan: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 81, p. 2843–2846.
  • 1975 Geology and ore deposits of the Palmer quadrangle, Marquette County, Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 769, 159 p.
  • 1976 (and Bird, M. L.) Compositional variations in wolframite from the Hamme (Tungsten Queen) mine, North Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Journal of Research, v. 4, p. 583–588.
  • 1977 Structural control of Hamme tungsten deposit, Vance County, North Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Map I-1009.
  • 1980 (and Slack, J. F.) Stratabound massive sulfide deposits of the U.S. Appalachians, in Vokes, F. M., and Zachrisson, E., eds., Stratabound sulphides of the Caledonian-Appalachian orogen: Geological Survey of Ireland Special Paper No. 5, p. 67–81.
  • 1981 Lower Proterozoic glacial deposits of northern Michigan, U.S.A., in Hambrey, M. J., and Harland, W. B., eds., Earth’s pre-Pleistocene glacial record (International Geological Correlation Programme, Project 38): Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press, p. 803–806.
  • 1982 Blue Ridge massive sulfide model, in Allard, G. O., and Carpenter, R. H., eds., Exploration for metallic resources in the Southeast: Athens, University of Georgia, p. 41–43.
  • —— (and Pavlides, L., and Cranford, S. L.) Central Virginia volcanic-plutonic belt as host for massive sulfide deposits: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 233–272.
  • —— (and Slack, J. F.) Geologic map of the Cohutta Wilderness and the Hemp Tom Roadless Area, northern Georgia and southeastern Tennessee: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1415-A.
  • —— (and Gazdik, G. C., and Dunn, M. L.) Mineral resource potential map of the Cohutta Wilderness and Hemp Top Roadless Area, northern Georgia and southeastern Tennessee: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1415-C.
  • 1984 (and Vokes, F. M.), editors, Massive sulfide deposits of the Appalachian-Caledonian orogen: Economic Geology, Special Issue, v. 79, p. 1425–1758.
  • —— (and Slack, J. F.) Deformation, geochemistry, and origin of massive sulfide deposits, Gossan Lead district, Virginia: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 1483–1520.
  • 1985 (and Heran, W. D., Smith, B. D., and Bayer, K. C.) Mineral-resource assessment of the Cherokee Indian Reservation, North Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Administrative Report, 108 p.
  • 1988 (and Marlow, J. I. II) Review of mineral resources of some eastern and southern United States Indian Lands: U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Administrative Report 111, 98 p.
  • 1989 editor, Mineral resources of the Charlotte 1° × 2° quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1462, 171 p.

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