biography
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Barton, Donald C(linton)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1889–1939)
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| biography:
| Geologist, born in Stow, Massachusetts, USA. He taught at Washington University (1914–16), then served as a research geologist for several US oil companies (1916–39). His innovative use of the torsion balance to discover the salt domes that overlie oil deposits, revolutionized the field of petrogeology. |
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