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Vincent P. Gianella: Recollections of Geological Work in the West, the University of Nevada, and Following Western Trails

Vincent P. Gianella was born at Marysville, California, on February 9, 1886 to parents of Italian and Irish descent, and he spent his boyhood on ranches in that vicinity. Gianella served on the teaching faculty at the Mackay School of Mines at the University of Nevada from 1923 to 1952. A mark of the esteem in which his colleagues held him is the naming of a mineral in his honor. Dr. Gianella's other interests include beekeeping, earthquakes, the activities of former students, mineralogy, and western history. His research concerning John C. Fremont's travels through Nevada started about 1919. It reflects the meticulous approach of a person trained in the use of topographic maps and recognition of geologic features as described in old journals. It also reflects the extensive traveling he has done in search of Fremont's routes.

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