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Canadian Mining Journal 50th Anniversary Number. (Aug. 1929) p. 54 | Canadian Mining Journal 50th Anniversary Number. (Aug. 1929) p. 54 | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Murray_(geologist) Alexander Murray (geologist)] — Wikipedia article | |||
[http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?id_nbr=5729 Murray, Alexander] — Dictionary of Canadian Biography | |||
Bell, Robert [http://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_04195_30/7?r=0&s=1 Alexander Murray F.G.S., F.R.S.C., C.M.G.] The Canadian record of science : Vol. 5, no. 2 (Apr. 1892) | |||
== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
Murray, A.. Howley, J.P.. 1881. Geological survey of Newfoundland. - London: Edward Stanford | |||
== BGS archives == | == BGS archives == | ||
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| GSM/DC/A/C/9/44 || A Murray: Report on gold mentioned || | |||
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[[Category:Pioneers of the British Geological Survey]] | [[Category:Pioneers of the British Geological Survey]] | ||
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Timeline
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 1840 | Joined Geological Survey |
| 1842 | Resigned. Appointed to Geological Survey of Canada as assistant provincial mineralogist. Worked with Logan in initiating Canadian Survey. First field work, collection of minerals etc. Annual reports of progress and maps. |
| 1869 | Left Canadian Survey to found Geological Survey of Newfoundland. Director 1869-onwards. |
Biographies and obituaries
Bonney, T.G. Obituary - Alexander Murray; Foreign Member. [In Anniversary Address.]. Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. v. 41 p.45. 1885
Canadian Mining Journal 50th Anniversary Number. (Aug. 1929) p. 54
Alexander Murray (geologist) — Wikipedia article
Murray, Alexander — Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Bell, Robert Alexander Murray F.G.S., F.R.S.C., C.M.G. The Canadian record of science : Vol. 5, no. 2 (Apr. 1892)
Publications
Murray, A.. Howley, J.P.. 1881. Geological survey of Newfoundland. - London: Edward Stanford
BGS archives
| Ref No | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GSM/DC/A/C/9/44 | A Murray: Report on gold mentioned |