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THE organisation committee of the seventeenth session of the International Geological Congress, which will meet in Moscow in 1937, has issued a second circular outlining the scope of the various subjects proposed for discussion. In connexion with the problems associated with the geology of petroleum and coal, it is hoped to make an estimate of the oil reserves of the world and to review the coal resources of the U.S.S.R. and other countries. A discussion of the stratigraphy, igneous cycles, tectonics and mineral deposits of the Pre-Cambrian is proposed. The strati-graphical limits of the Permian System, at present a source of widespread controversy, again comes up for consideration. An attempt is to be made to correlate tectonics, magmatic evolution, ore deposits and geochemistry, and as a further theme a review of the data bearing on these problems with special reference to Asia is proposed. Another geochemical problem is that of the occurrences of rare elements. Geophysical subjects to be discussed include measurement of geological time; isostasy and anomalies of gravity; terrestrial magnetism; and seismology. Finally, it is hoped that reports will be presented on the history of the various branches of geology. Further particulars may be obtained from the General Secretary, Dr. A. E. Fersman, Sretenka 8, Moscow 10.
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International Geological Congress, 1937. Nature 136, 1024 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/1361024b0
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