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See more from this Session: From San Salvador and Beyond: A Tribute to Don and Kathy Gerace and the Development of the Gerace Research Centre
Abstract:
In 1982, professional geologic conferences were initiated with The First Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas convened by Jim Carew and Don Gerace. The 14th symposium of this highly successful biennial event took place earlier this year. The GRC publishes proceedings volumes from the symposia, as well as geologic field guides, and both types of publications have contributed a wealth of new information to the carbonates literature, ranging from paleontology to karst studies to geophysical surveys. Beginning in 1996, in conjunction with the Bahamas Symposium, the GRC has sponsored short field trips to other Bahamian islands, and field guides now have been published for six islands in addition to San Salvador.
Our research on San Salvador and elsewhere in the Bahamas has focused on the ichnology of modern environments and late Quaternary strata, the characteristics of carbonate eolianites, fossil and modern coral reefs, the coastal landscape, and eustatic sea-level change as recorded in the Bahamas. We hope we have left positive tracks and traces throughout, and we are greatly indebted to the Geraces for making our work possible.
See more from this Division: Topical Sessions
See more from this Session: From San Salvador and Beyond: A Tribute to Don and Kathy Gerace and the Development of the Gerace Research Centre