| RefNo | EC/1952/08 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XVI, 38; A03229 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Hawkes, Leonard: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Citation | Distinguished for repeated field research on Iceland's igneous geology combined with petrology. Specially important are descriptions of gabbro and granophyre intrusions, southe-east Iceland, with roofs and walls undisturbed (1928), and of granophyre Sandfell, with roof strongly domed (1933). His maps, sections and magnificent photographs are convincing. His handling of world-wide literature is exemplary, see for instance discussion of glacier flow (1930). His argument for post-consolidation change of composition in a marginal glass of unaltered appearance is a model of geology combined with chemistry (1932). Other topics: tectonic and superficial problems, Iceland; and plant-borne erratics in Cretaceous England. List of papers attached.
From Personal Knowledge. E B Bailey; L R Wager; W J Arkell; O M B Bulman; George Hickling; H H Read; J E Richey; Wm Wilson |
| Proposers | From Personal Knowledge. E B Bailey; L R Wager; W J Arkell; O M B Bulman; George Hickling; H H Read; J E Richey; Wm Wilson |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA545 | Hawkes; Leonard (1891 - 1981) | 1891 - 1981 |