User:Trilotat/draft/Chester R. Longwell

Trilotat/draft/Chester R. Longwell

Chester R. Longwell (15 October 1887 – 15 December 1975) was an American geologist whose work clarified the geology of the Great Basin area. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War I and taught at Yale.

• 1887: born in Spalding, Missouri, on 15 October 1887.
• 1915: A.B., University of Missouri
• 1916: A.M., University of Missouri
• 1916-1920: geologist, Oklahoma Geological Survey
• 1917-1919: serves in the U. S. Army
• 1919: surveys the Virgin Mountains, Arizona
• 1920: Ph.D. in geology, Yale University
• 1920-1945: geologist, U. S. Geological Survey
• 1920-1926: assistant professor, Yale University
• 1926-1929: associate professor, Yale University
• 1929-1956: professor of geology, Yale University
• 1932: publishes his A Textbook of Geology, with four others
• 1932: publishes his Walks and Rides in Central Connecticut and Massachusetts, with J. D. Dana and E. S. Dana
• 1935: elected to the National Academy of Sciences
• 1937-1940: chairman, division of geology and geography, National Research Council
• 1938-1946: chairman, Geology Department, Yale University
• 1940: honorary LL.D., University of Missouri
• 1949: president, Geological Society of America
• 1954: president, American Geological Institute
• 1956: made professor emeritus, Yale University; joins Stanford University as research associate

Work

Teaching activity

The following list of publications by Chester Ray Longwell is a chronological list of papers, articles, essays and books published by American geologist Chester Ray Longwell.

Books

• Longwell, C.R. (1929). With Louis V. Pirsson. A Textbook of Geology, part I, Physical Geology, 3d rev. ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons. 488 pp.
• Agar, W.M.; Flint, R.F.; Longwell, C.R. (1929), Geology from Original Sources, Henry Holt and Company, Wikidata Q94657084

Articles

1920s

• Longwell, C.R. (1 January 1921). "Geology of the Muddy Mountains, Nevada, with a section to the Grand Wash Cliffs in western Arizona". American Journal of Science. 1 (1): 39–62. Bibcode:1921AmJS....1...39L. doi:10.2475/AJS.S5-1.1.39. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q57403859.
• Longwell, C.R.; Waters, E.O. (1 September 1921). "A practical method for determining dip and strike". Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists. 16 (6): 405–409. doi:10.2113/GSECONGEO.16.6.405. ISSN 0361-0128. Wikidata Q57403861.
• Longwell, C.R. (January 1922). "The Muddy Mountain Overthrust in Southeastern Nevada". The Journal of Geology. 30 (1): 63–72. Bibcode:1922JG.....30...63L. doi:10.1086/622840. ISSN 0022-1376. Wikidata Q70943759.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 September 1922). "Notes on the structure of the Triassic rocks in southern Connecticut". American Journal of Science. 5. 4 (21): 223–236. Bibcode:1922AmJS....4..223L. doi:10.2475/AJS.S5-4.21.223. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q57403862.
• Longwell, C.R. (1922). With H. D. Miser, R. C. Moore, and Sidney Paige. Geology of the Colorado River in southeastern Utah. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 33:122-23(A). (abstract)
• Longwell, C.R.; Miser, H.D.; Moore, K.B.; Bryan, K.; Paige, S. (1925). "Rock formations in the Colorado Plateau of Southeastern Utah and Northern Arizona". Geological Survey Professional Paper. 132. doi:10.3133/PP132A. ISSN 0096-0446. Wikidata Q57711173.
• Longwell, C.R. (1924). Thrust faults and flaws in southern Nevada. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 35:64-65(A).
• Longwell, C.R. (1925). Geological significance of isostasy and gravity measurements: a review. Geogr. Rev., 15:123-29.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 August 1925). "The pre-Triassic unconformity in southern Nevada". American Journal of Science. 5. 10 (56): 93–106. Bibcode:1925AmJS...10...93L. doi:10.2475/AJS.S5-10.56.93. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q57403866.
• Longwell, C.R. (1925). Complex structure in the Spring Mountains, Nevada. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 36:150(A).
• Longwell, C.R. (30 December 1926). "Structural Studies in Southern Nevada and Western Arizona". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 37 (4): 551–584. Bibcode:1926GSAB...37..551L. doi:10.1130/GSAB-37-551. ISSN 0016-7606. Wikidata Q61013455. (erratum)
• Longwell, C.R. (1927). Geophysical problems of general interest: a survey of recent literature. Geogr. Rev., 17:467-75.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 February 1928). "Three common types of desert mud cracks". American Journal of Science. 5. 15 (86): 136–145. Bibcode:1928AmJS...15..136L. doi:10.2475/AJS.S5-15.86.136. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q57403867.
• Longwell, C.R. (1928). "Geology of the Muddy Mountains, Nevada, with a section through the Virgin Range to the Grand Wash Cliffs, Arizona" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 798. doi:10.3133/B798. ISSN 8755-531X. Wikidata Q57902798.
• Some Physical Tests of the Displacement Hypothesis. 1928. pp. 145–157. ISBN 978-1-62981-259-5. Wikidata Q94640343. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
• Longwell, C.R. (1 July 1928). "Lessons from the St. Francis Dam". Science. 68 (1750): 36–37. Bibcode:1928Sci....68...36L. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.68.1750.36. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17833509. Wikidata Q70943794.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 September 1928). "The Triassic of Connecticut". American Journal of Science. 5 (16): 259–263. Bibcode:1928AmJS...16..259L. doi:10.2475/AJS.S5-16.93.259. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q57403869.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 November 1928). "Herschel's view of isostatic adjustment". American Journal of Science. 5 (16): 451–453. Bibcode:1928AmJS...16..451L. doi:10.2475/AJS.S5-16.95.451. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q57403870.
• Longwell, C.R. (1929). Obituary: Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin. Geogr. Rev., 19:164—65.
• Longwell, C.R. (1929). Origin and history of the "continental nuclei." Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 40:104(A).

1930s

• Longwell, C.R. (1 June 1930). "Some problems of mountain structure and mountain history". American Journal of Science. 19 (114): 419–434. Bibcode:1930AmJS...19..419L. doi:10.2475/AJS.S5-19.114.419. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q70943840.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 July 1930). "Faulted fans west of the Sheep Range, southern Nevada". American Journal of Science. 20 (115): 1–13. Bibcode:1930AmJS...20....1L. doi:10.2475/AJS.S5-20.115.1. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q70943843.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 September 1930). "The "oscillation theory" of diastrophism". American Journal of Science. s5-20 (117): 217–220. Bibcode:1930AmJS...20..217L. doi:10.2475/AJS.S5-20.117.217. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q70943846.
• Longwell, C.R. (1931). "Bemerkungen zur Oszillationstheorie über Diastrophismus". Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft (in German). 83: 332–336. ISSN 0012-0189. Wikidata Q94642833.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 February 1931). "Meteor Crater is not a limestone sink". Science. 73 (1887): 234–235. Bibcode:1931Sci....73..234L. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.73.1887.234. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17771915. Wikidata Q70943797.
• Schuchert, C.; Longwell, C.R. (1 April 1932). "Paleozoic deformations of the Hudson Valley region, New York". American Journal of Science. 23 (136): 305–326. Bibcode:1932AmJS...23..305S. doi:10.2475/AJS.S5-23.136.305. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q70943850.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 July 1932). "The Muddy Mountain thrust in fact and in fiction". Science. 76 (1961): 99–100. Bibcode:1932Sci....76...99L. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.76.1961.99. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17772772. Wikidata Q70943799.
• Longwell, C.R. (1933). Rotated faults in the Desert Range, Nevada. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 44:93(A).
• Longwell, C.R. (1933). Thrust faults of peculiar type. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 44:93(A).
• Longwell, C.R. (1933). "Memorial Tribute to John Walter Gregory". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 44 (2): 414. ISSN 0016-7606. Wikidata Q94643942.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 June 1933). "Meaning of the term "roches moutonnees"". American Journal of Science. 25 (150): 503–504. Bibcode:1933AmJS...25..503L. doi:10.2475/AJS.S5-25.150.503. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q70943852.
• Committee on Tectonics; Longwell, C.R. (1 November 1934). "Proposed tectonic map of the United States". Science. 80 (2080): 427–428. Bibcode:1934Sci....80..427L. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.80.2080.427. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17816041. Wikidata Q70943807.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 February 1935). "Is the "roots-of-mountains" concept dead?". American Journal of Science. s5-29 (170): 81–92. Bibcode:1935AmJS...29...81L. doi:10.2475/AJS.S5-29.170.81. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q70943856.
• Longwell, C.R.; Dunbar, Carl O. (1936). "Problems of Pennsylvanian-Permian Boundary in Southern Nevada". AAPG Bulletin. 20 (9): 1198–1207. doi:10.1306/3D932E24-16B1-11D7-8645000102C1865D. ISSN 0149-1423. Wikidata Q67220817.
• Longwell, C.R. (30 September 1936). "Geology of the Boulder Reservoir floor, Arizona-Nevada". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 47 (9): 1393–1476. Bibcode:1936GSAB...47.1393L. doi:10.1130/GSAB-47-1393. ISSN 0016-7606. S2CID 128829101. Wikidata Q59312065.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 April 1937). "Sedimentation in relation to faulting". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 48 (4): 433–442. Bibcode:1937GSAB...48..433L. doi:10.1130/GSAB-48-433. ISSN 0016-7606. Wikidata Q61029339.
• Longwell, C.R. (1937). Carbonation and carbonitization. Science, 85:333-34.
• Longwell, C.R. (1937). Geological interpretation of gravity anomalies. Geol. Soc. Am. Proc, 1936:86-87(A).
• Longwell, C.R. (1937). With John F. Mason and John C. Hazzard. Sequence of Cambrian faunas in the southern Great Basin. Geol. Soc. Am. Proc, 1936: 366-67(A).
• Longwell, C.R. (1938). The Basin Range problem. Trans. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 2d ser. 1:17-20.
• Longwell, C.R. (1938). Geologic interpretation of gravity-anomalies in the northeastern United States. Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 19th Ann. Mtg., part 1, p. 84.
• Longwell, C.R. (1939). Origin of mountains, or how mountains rise. In: Frontiers of Geology, pp. 19-22. New York: Geological Society of America.
• Longwell, C.R. (1939). Thrust faults of southern Nevada photographed in color. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 50:1919(A).
• Longwell, C.R. (1939). With Charles H. Behre, Jr. New tectonic map of the United States: progress report. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 50:2001(A).

1940s

• Longwell, C.R. (1940). Relative roles of geology and geophysics in determination of crustal structure. Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 21st Ann. Mtg., pp. 783-86. (Also in: Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 49:1952-53(A), 1938.)
• Longwell, C.R. (1 December 1940). "William Bowie [1872-1940]". American Journal of Science. 238 (12): 889–890. Bibcode:1940AmJS..238..889L. doi:10.2475/AJS.238.12.889. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q70943829.
• Longwell, C.R. (1940). Problems of orogeny. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 51:2001(A).
• Longwell, C.R. (1941). Muddy Mountain, Nevada, belt of thrusting restudied. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 52:1920-21 (A).
• Longwell, C.R. (1941). Geology. In: Development of the Sciences, pp. 147-96. New Haven, Conn.: Yale Univ. Press.
• Longwell, C.R. (1942). The dating of diastrophic events in southern Nevada. Trans. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 2d ser. 5:21-22.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 April 1943). "Geologic interpretation of gravity anomalies in the southern New England-Hudson Valley region". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 54 (4): 555–590. Bibcode:1943GSAB...54..555L. doi:10.1130/GSAB-54-555. ISSN 0016-7606. Wikidata Q61031738.
• Longwell, C.R. (1943), Classification of Faults: DISCUSSION, Wikidata Q67499967
• Longwell, C.R. (1 April 1944). "Some thoughts on the evidence for continental drift". American Journal of Science. 242 (4): 218–231. Bibcode:1944AmJS..242..218L. doi:10.2475/AJS.242.4.218. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q57403871.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 November 1944). "The mobility of Greenland". American Journal of Science. 242 (11): 624–0. Bibcode:1944AmJS..242..624L. doi:10.2475/AJS.242.11.624. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q57403873.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 November 1944). "Determinations of geographic coordinates in Greenland". Science. 100 (2601): 403–404. Bibcode:1944Sci...100..403L. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.100.2601.403. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17799455. Wikidata Q70943765.
• Longwell, C.R. (1944). Tectonic map of the United States. Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull., 28:1767-74. (Also in: Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 50:1918-19
• Longwell, C.R. (1945). The mechanics of orogeny. Am. J. Sci., 243-A:417-47.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 January 1945). "Education in Geology-How Advance It?". Science. 101 (2610): 1–7. Bibcode:1945Sci...101....1L. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.101.2610.1. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17802276. Wikidata Q70943766.
• Longwell, C.R. (1945). "Low-angle normal faults in the basin-and-range province". Transactions, American Geophysical Union. 26 (1): 107. Bibcode:1945TrAGU..26..107L. doi:10.1029/TR026I001P00107. ISSN 0002-8606. S2CID 130600449. Wikidata Q66960765.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 December 1946). "How old is the Colorado River?". American Journal of Science. 244 (12): 817–835. Bibcode:1946AmJS..244..817L. doi:10.2475/AJS.244.12.817. ISSN 0002-9599. S2CID 130065021. Wikidata Q57403874.
• Longwell, C.R. (1946). Bleaching of red sandstones in belts of deformation. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 57:1214(A)
• Longwell, C.R. (1947). "Distribution of Oceans and Continents: DISCUSSION". AAPG Bulletin. 31. doi:10.1306/3D9339FB-16B1-11D7-8645000102C1865D. ISSN 0149-1423. Wikidata Q94658559.
• Longwell, C.R. (1949). Geologfa submarina. Un amplio campo de investigation: Cienc. Invest. 5:54-58.
• Longwell, C.R. (1949). "Structure of the Northern Muddy Mountain Area, Nevada". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 60 (5): 923–968. Bibcode:1949GSAB...60..923L. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1949)60[923:SOTNMM]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0016-7606. Wikidata Q60182382.
• Longwell, C.R. (1949). Structure in the Arizona-Nevada boundary area. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 60:1905-6(A).

1950s

• Longwell, C.R. (1 May 1950). "Tectonic Theory Viewed from the Basin Ranges". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 61 (5): 413–433. Bibcode:1950GSAB...61..413L. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1950)61[413:TTVFTB]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0016-7606. Wikidata Q57403875.
• Longwell, C.R. (1950). Charles Hyde Warren (1876-1950). Am. Philos. Soc. Year Book, 1950:328-33.
• Longwell, C.R. (1951). Memorial to Edward Bayer Branson, 1877-1950. Geol. Soc. Am. Proc, 1950:85-89. (Also in: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull., 35: 1706-10.)
• Longwell, C.R. (1951). The 1950 silly season. Science, 113:418.
• Longwell, C.R. (1951). The problem of crustal deformation. Science, 114:2967(A).
• Longwell, C.R. (1 May 1951). "Megabreccia developed downslope from large faults [Arizona-Nevada]". American Journal of Science. 249 (5): 343–355. Bibcode:1951AmJS..249..343L. doi:10.2475/AJS.249.5.343. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q57403864.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 December 1951). "The so-called "Temple of Jupiter Serapis"". American Journal of Science. 249 (12): 929–931. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q94662590.
• Longwell, C.R. (1952). Basin and range geology west of the St. George Basin, Utah. Guideb. Geol. Utah, 7:27-42.
• Longwell, C.R. (1952). Structure of the Muddy Mountains, Nevada. Guideb. Geol. Utah, 7:109-14.
• Longwell, C.R. (1952). The psychology of continental drift. Adv. Sci. 8:426-28.
• Longwell, C.R. (1952). Is gravitational sliding important in orogeny? Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 33:336(A).
• Longwell, C.R. (1952). Lower limit of the Cambrian in the Cordilleran region. J. Wash. Acad. Sci., 42:209-12.
• Longwell, C.R. (1953). Was South America formerly joined to Africa? Geogr. Rev., 43: 279-81.
• Longwell, C.R. (1954). Memorial to Herbert Ernest Gregory (1869-1952). Geol. Soc. Am. Proc, 1953:115-23.
• Longwell, C.R. (1954). Review of the tectogene concept. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 65:1279(A).
• Longwell, C.R. (27 August 1954). "Origin of the Word Climate". Science. 120 (3113): 355–355. Bibcode:1954Sci...120..355L. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.120.3113.355. ISSN 0036-8075. Wikidata Q70943781.
• Longwell, C.R. (1954). History of the lower Colorado River and the Imperial depression. Calif. Div. Mines Bull., l70(5):53-56.
• Longwell, C.R. (1954). The AGT and the AGI. J. Geol. Ed. 2:43-48.
• Longwell, C.R. (1955). In support of the American Geological Institute. Geophysics, 20: 683-87.
• Longwell, C.R. (1956). Arthur Keith, 1864-1944. In: Biographical Memoirs, 29:190-200. New York: Columbia Univ. Press for the National Academy of Sciences.
• Longwell, C.R. (1957). The outlook for manpower in geoscience. Geotimes, l(9):6-7.
• Longwell, C.R. (1958). Clarence Edward Dutton, 1841-1912. In: Biographical Memoirs, 32:132^15. New York: Columbia Univ. Press for the National Academy of Sciences.
• Bowyer, B.; Pampeyan, E.H.; Longwell, C.R. (1958). "Geologic map of Clark County, Nevada". Miscellaneous Field Studies Map. United States Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/MF138. Wikidata Q57733741.
• Longwell, C.R. (1958). My estimate of the continental drift concept. In: Continental Drift— A Symposium, pp. 1-12. Univ. of Tasmania Geology Dept., Symposium 2.

1960s

• Longwell, C.R. (1960). Possible explanation of diverse structural patterns in southern Nevada. Am. J. Sci., 258-A: 192-203. Geologic setting of Lake Mead. US Geol. Surv. Prof. Pap., 295: 11-20.
• Longwell, C.R. (1962). Restudy of the Arrowhead fault, Muddy Mountains, Nevada. US Geol. Surv. Prof. Pap. 450:D82-D85.
• Longwell, C.R. (1964). With Reuben J. Ross. Paleotectonic significance of Ordovician sections south of the Las Vegas shear zone. US Geol. Surv. Bull., 1180-C:C88-C93.
• Longwell, C.R. (1965). With George B. Maxey. Geology in vicinity of Las Vegas, Nevada: Frenchman Mtn. and Spring Range. First Basin and Range Geology Field Conference. Mackay School of Mines, Reno, Nevada, 1955. 24 pp.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 December 1965). "Is uniformitarianism necessary?; a discussion". American Journal of Science. 263 (10): 918–919. Bibcode:1965AmJS..263..918L. doi:10.2475/AJS.263.10.918. ISSN 0002-9599. Wikidata Q57403876.
• Longwell, C.R. (1965). With E. H. Pampeyan, Ben Bowyer, and R. J. Roberts. Geology and mineral deposits of Clark County, Nevada. Nev. Bur. Mines Bull., 62. 218 pp.
• Longwell, C.R.; Mound, M.C. (1967). "A New Ordovician Formation in Nevada Dated by Conodonts". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 78 (3): 405–412. Bibcode:1967GSAB...78..405L. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1967)78[405:ANOFIN]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0016-7606. Wikidata Q57403877.

1970s

• Longwell, C.R. (1971). Measure of lateral movement on Las Vegas shear zone, Nevada. Geol. Soc. Am. Abstr., 3:152.
• Anderson, R.E.; Longwell, C.R.; Armstrong, R.L.; Marvin, R.F. (1972). "Significance of K-Ar ages of Tertiary rocks from the Lake Mead region, Nevada-Arizona". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 83 (2): 273–288. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[273:SOKAOT]2.0.CO;2.
• Anderson, R.E.; Longwell, C.R. (1973). "Structural Studies in Southern Nevada and Western Arizona: A Correction". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 84 (11): 3717–3720. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1973)84<3717:SSISNA>2.0.CO;2.
• Longwell, C.R. (1 June 1974). "Measure and Date of Movement on Las Vegas Valley Shear Zone, Clark County, Nevada". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 85 (6): 985–990. Bibcode:1974GSAB...85..985L. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1974)85<985:MADOMO>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0016-7606. Wikidata Q57402933.

References

Scientific references

Category:Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science alumni Category:American geologists Category:Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science faculty