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Horton, James Wright was born on June 14, 1950 in Anderson, South Carolina. Son of James Wright and Eunice Todd (Rice) Horton.
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Geology Of Carolinas: Carolina Geological Society 50Th Anniversary Volume by J. Wright Horton Jr. (1991-08-15)
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Geology Of Carolinas: Carolina Geological Society 50Th Anniversary Volume
(To celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, the Carolina Geolo...)
To celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, the Carolina Geological Society invited forty-three authors to contribute to the creation of The Geology of the Carolinas. The only comprehensive, modern treatment of the subject, the volume has been prepared for a diverse readership ranging from undergraduate students to specialists in the fields of geology and related earth sciences. Following the editors' general introduction are chapters on Precambrian and Paleozoic metamorphic and igneous rocks of the Appalachian Blue Ridge and Piedmont; rocks of early Mesozoic rift basins, formed just before the opening of the Atlantic Ocean; Cretaceous and Tertiary sedimentary deposits of the Atlantic Coastal Plain; Quaternary geology and geomorphology; Cenozoic tectonism, including evidence for the recurrence of large earthquakes near Charleston; and an overview of mineral resources in the Carolinas. The book includes an index of field guides produced by the society and a thorough bibliography.By introducing exciting new concepts and focusing on challenging problems on the frontiers of research, this authoritative book will stimulate research in the years to come. The Editors: J. Wright Horton, Jr., is a research geologist for the United States Geological Survey in Reston, Virginia. Victor A. Zullo is a professor of geology at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
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Geology Of Carolinas: Carolina Geological Society 50Th Anniversary Volume by J. Wright Horton Jr. (1991-08-15)
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James Wright Horton
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Bachelor of Science, Furman U., Greenville, South Carolina., 1972; Master of Science, U. North Carolina, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, 1977.
Career
Assistant professor geology, University of Southern Maine, 1977-1979;
National Research Council postdoctoral associate, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1978-1980;
research geologist, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, since 1980;
assistant branch chief, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1984-1985;
adjunct assistant professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1978-1979. Member state geologic map committee North Carolina Geological Survey, 1983-1985. Member workinggroup E-4 Geodynamics Continental-Ocean Transects Program, 1982-1987.
Member geological division science advising committee United States Geological Survey, 1988-1990.
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Geology Of Carolinas: Carolina Geological Society 50Th Anniversary Volume
(To celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, the Carolina Geolo...)
- Geology Of Carolinas: Carolina Geological Society 50Th Anniversary Volume by J. Wright Horton Jr. (1991-08-15)
- Geology Of Carolinas: Carolina Geological Society 50Th Anniversary Volume by J. Wright Horton Jr. (1991-08-15)
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Geology Of Carolinas: Carolina Geological Society 50Th Anniversary Volume
Membership
Member vestry St. James Episcopalian Church, Leesburg, Virginia, 1984-1986. ParticipantU.S. National Committee International Geological Correlation Program Project 233, 1986-1991. Fellow Geological Society American (Penrose conference committee 1983-1985, publications committee since 1993, associate editor bulletin 1988-1993).
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Carolina Geological Society (president 1981-1982), American Geophysical Union, Geological Society Washington (awards committee 1981), Sigma Xi.
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Married Beverly Field Rose, May19, 1973. Children: James Fontaine, Sarah Rose.
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American