The International Geological Congress(IGC)was born in 1878 to provide an international forum to the world geological community to consider uniformity in nomenclature and map symbols for geologic reports.The initial st...The International Geological Congress(IGC)was born in 1878 to provide an international forum to the world geological community to consider uniformity in nomenclature and map symbols for geologic reports.The initial steps were taken during the 1^(st) IGC(Paris,1878),when several commissions were created,i.e.Unification of Geological Nomenclature,Unification of Geological Figures,and Nomenclature of Mineralogical and Paleontological Species.展开更多
文摘The International Geological Congress(IGC)was born in 1878 to provide an international forum to the world geological community to consider uniformity in nomenclature and map symbols for geologic reports.The initial steps were taken during the 1^(st) IGC(Paris,1878),when several commissions were created,i.e.Unification of Geological Nomenclature,Unification of Geological Figures,and Nomenclature of Mineralogical and Paleontological Species.