Frederick Leslie Ransome

Frederick Leslie Ransome

Frederick Leslie Ransome, Ph.D. (1868–1935) was an American geologist, born at Greenwich, England. He was educated at the University of California (S.B., 1893; Ph.D., 1896). He was employed by the United States Geological Survey. His many official reports and bulletins dealt mainly with phases of economic geology. He helped found the journal "Economic Geology" in 1905, and was associate editor of the "Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences". Ransome was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and served as NAS Treasurer in 1919.

Important publications

FL Ransome, The Geology and Ore Deposits of the Bisbee Quadrangle, Arizona, 1904, US Geological Survey

W Lindgren & FL Ransome, Geology and gold deposits of the Cripple Creek district, Colorado, 1906, US Geological Survey

FL Ransome & FC Calkins, The Geology and Ore Deposits of the Coeur D'Alene District, Idaho, 1908, US Geological Survey

FL Ransome, WH Emmons & GH Garrey, Geology and Ore Deposits of the Bullfrog District, Nevada, 1910, US Geological Survey


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