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THE Council of the Geological Society has made the following awards: Wollaston Medal to Prof. A. E. Fersman in recognition of his fundamental contributions in the field of geochemistry and his researches on the economic mineralogy of Russia ; Murchison Medal to Prof. A. Brammall for his notable contributions to geochemistry and petrogenesis, especially of the rocks of Dartmoor and Malvern ; Lyell Medal to Mr. D. N. Wadia, lately of the Geological Survey of India, for his work on the syntaxis of the Himalaya and his contributions to the geology of India, especially Kashmir ; Bigsby Medal to Dr. G. M. Lees, chief geologist of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, for his geological studies on Persia, Oman and his important share in the discovery of oil in England ; Wollaston Fund to Miss Ethel D. Currie in recognition of her valuable researches in palæontology ; Murchison Fund to Mr. A. G. Davis for his work on the Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils of south-eastern England ; one moiety of the Lyell Fund to Mr. F. A. Bannister and another moiety to Dr. M. H. Hey, for their joint X-ray and chemical investigation of minerals.
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Geological Society Awards. Nature 151, 164 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/151164b0
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