Paul Booth Barton

Background

Barton, Paul Booth was born on September 30, 1930 in New York City. Son of Paul Booth and Dorothy Lee (Diggs) Barton.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Geology and Mineralogy, Pennsylvania State University, 1952; Master of Arts in Geology, Columbia University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, Columbia University, 1955.

Career

Research geologist, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1955-1995; research geologist emeritus, United States Geol Survey, Reston, Virginia, since 1995. Research in non-fuel mineral deposits, particularly with regard to the physical-chemical conditions and processes of mineral genesis.

Achievements

• Paul Booth Barton has been listed as a noteworthy research geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Mineral. Society American (vice president 1985, president 1986, Roebling medal 1984), Geological Society American. Member NAS (chairman geology section 1985-1988), Society Economics Geologists (president 1979, Penrose medal 1994, Geochem. Society (councilor 1970-1972), Geological Society Washington (president 1991).

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, whitewater canoeing.

Connections

Married Martha Louise Ashby. Children: Mark David, John Edwin.

Father:

Paul Booth Barton

Mother:

Dorothy Lee (Diggs) Barton

Spouse:

Martha Louise Ashby

child:

John Edwin Barton

child:

Mark David Barton