Contents of Episodes Vol.24 No.2, June 2001

Presidential Perspective
Presidential perspective
by Eduardo F.J. de Mulder

Articles
First Spanish contribution to the Geosites Project: list of the geological
frameworks established by consensus
by A. García-Cortés, I. Rábano, J. Locutura, F. Bellido, J. Fernández-
Gianotti, A. Martín-Serrano, C. Quesada, A. Barnolas, and J. J. Durán

Review of the oldest (4400–3600 Ma) geological and mineralogical
record: Glimpses of the beginning
by Allen P. Nutman, Clark R. L. Friend, and Vickie C. Bennett

The Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Permian-
Triassic Boundary
by Yin Hongfu, Zhang Kexin, Tong Jinnan, Yang Zunyi, and Wu Shunbao

Environmental geoscience in Southeast Asia: Current trends and
future challenges
by Joy Jacqueline Pereira

Classic Paper
Kiyoo Wadati and the path to the discovery of the intermediate-deep
earthquake zone
by Yasumoto Suzuki

Geological Maps
The latest Tectonic Map of China

Tectonic Map of the Sea of Okhotsk Region

Conference Report
Oman Pangea Symposium and Fieldmeeting

Book Reviews
Groundwater in geologic processes

Ore-microscopic and geochemical studies of primary (hydrothermal &
pegmatitic) uranium minerals

Principles of seismology

Looking into the Earth: An introduction to geological geophysic

Profiles
Prof. Attilio C. Boriani, IUGS Secretary General

Dr. Werner R. Janoschek, IUGS Treasurer

Prof. lsaac Nyambok, IUGS Vice President

Prof. Tadashi Sato, IUGS Vice President

Geological Organization
The role of a national geological survey in the development of a
sustainable society, with special reference to Bangladesh

New Publications

Calendar