The VIII International Geological Congress, Paris 1900

Abstract

France wanted to be the world centre of science and culture at the time of the Universal World Exhibition in 1900 and therefore welcomed several international congresses to Paris that year, including the VIII International Geological Congress. Some of the participants and organisers of this meeting are described and the participants and contributions are analysed by country. Topics in physical geography, tectonics and mineral deposits attracted particular attention. The main Congress themes are described and details of the numerous field excursions are also provided. No major scientific advances occurred as a result of the Congress but it provided the opportunity for valuable exchanges of information and ideas and impetus to several fields.

Échaillon stone from France: a Global Heritage Stone Resource proposal

“…The former has built a paleontological reference collection which is still accessible at the University Grenoble Alpes repository. Wilfrid Kilian also organised a post-congress field excursion following the eighth International Geological Congress held in Paris in 1900 (Kilian & Lory 1900, Puche Riart et al 2008. This excursion included a visit to the Échaillon quarries by a group of international participants (Fig.…”

The 20th International Geological Congress, Mexico (1956)

“…At the beginning of the twentieth century, metallogenetic studies began to attract interest thanks to the writings of the mining engineer Louis de Launay , author of Traité de métallogénie: gîtes minéraux et métallifères (1913( ) (Puche et al, 2008. In 1919, a group was formed in the USA, within the Geological Society of America (GSA), specializing in economic geology and giving birth to the Society of Economic Geologists in December 1920, with the participation of Alan Mara Bateman (1868-1971) and others.…”

The XIII International Geological Congress of 1922 in Brussels (Belgium): between wounds of the Great War and theory passed under silence

“…Most of the sessions dating from 1878 onwards of the International Geological Congress have been the subject of historical articles (e.g., Milanovsky, 2004;Sundquist and Nordlund, 2004;Trümpy, 2004;Nelson, 2006;Middleton, 2007;Puche Riart et al, 2008;Nelson, 2009;Puche Riart and Mazadiego Martínez, 2011;Puche-Riart et al, 2017) and many studies have been carried out concerning the conditions of renewal of international scientific cooperation, especially through the organization of international congresses. To date no specific study has been done of the XIII session of the International Geological Congress held in Brussels (1922).…”