Education
He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in geology at McGill University in Montreal in 1926. He completed his earliest publication, "Galena Hill, Mayo District, Yukon”, in 1925 as a graduate student.
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Clifford Howard Stockwell
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In 1927, Stockwell’s paper on "The X-ray Study of the Garnet Group", earned him recognition, as it was an important step in the understanding of the crystal structure of these minerals. In 1933, he received acclaim for his work on "The Genesis of Pegmatites of Southwest Manitoba". Some of his other noteworthy papers include.
"The Chromite Deposits of the Eastern Townships, Quebec," "The Gold Deposits of Herb Lake Area", and "The Rice Lake-Gold Lake Area", in Manitoba.
Doctor Stockwell was also an explorer. In July/August 1932, he canoed through the unexplored region north of Great Slave Lake.
This work delineated the basic features and problems of the geology of this large part of the Precambrian Shield, and laid the foundation for the many studies that followed. He devoted much of his time working for the Geological Survey of Canada.
In the 1950s he concentrated on Structural Geologythe structural controls of mineral deposits.
During World War 1, he trained to be a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps but by the time he qualified as a pilot, hostilities were over.
Achievements
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1944, awarded the Barlow Memorial Medal by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum for his paper titled Chromite Deposits of the Eastern Townships, Quebec 1953, awarded the Willet G. Miller Medal by the Royal Society of Canada 1973, awarded the Logan Medal by the Geological Association of Canada.
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Canada
Awards
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Barlow Memorial Medal; Logan Medal; the Willet G. Miller Medal 1944, awarded the Barlow Memorial Medal by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum for his paper titled Chromite Deposits of the Eastern Townships, Quebec 1953, awarded the Willet G. Miller Medal by the Royal Society of Canada 1973, awarded the Logan Medal by the Geological Association of Canada The Barlow Memorial Medal was created in 1916 by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum to recognize the best paper on economic geology published by the Institute each year.; The Logan Medal is the highest award of the Geological Association of Canada.Barlow Memorial Medal; Logan Medal; the Willet G. Miller Medal 1944, awarded the Barlow Memorial Medal by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum for his paper titled Chromite Deposits of the Eastern Townships, Quebec 1953, awarded the Willet G. Miller Medal by the Royal Society of Canada 1973, awarded the Logan Medal by the Geological Association of Canada The Barlow Memorial Medal was created in 1916 by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum to recognize the best paper on economic geology published by the Institute each year.; The Logan Medal is the highest award of the Geological Association of Canada.