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mineralogy. Throughout his career, he published ~70 papers and managed almost $ 5 million in research funding. Many of his scientific contributions came while he headed the West
Virginia Geological & Economic Survey Analytical Section concurrent with his WVU appointment from 1965 to 1992. Renton established the John and Eleanor Renton Geology Field Camp Scholarship to help students attend summer geology field camp, an experience he felt has a long-term impact on their education and future career. Renton used The Research Repository @ WVU to make teaching materials and his hand-drawn illustrations, a culmination of over 50 years of the study of Earth, freely available as an
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