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The article presents deadlines for nomination in the various Awards given by the Geological Society of America (GSA). The call for nominations is for awards including Stephen E. Laubach Structural Diagenesis Award by the GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics division, History and Philosophy of Geology Student Award by the GSA History and Philosophy of Geology division and MGPV Early Career Award by the GSA Mineralogy, geochemistry, Petrology and Volcanology (MPGV) division.

The article presents a reprint of the article "Mineral Deposits" by Brian J. Skinner, which appeared in the December 1983 issue of the periodical. Topics discussed include transportation of ore minerals and their deposition from solution, prediction about major advances in the tectonic settings of certain classes of mineral deposits such as porphyry coppers deposits and subduction zones, and cause for variation of styles and rates of deposit formation through geologic time.

The article offers information on a session related to structural geology which will take place during the Geological Society of America's (GSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina from November 4-7, 2012.

Information on various topics discussed at the "Tectonic Crossroads: Evolving Orogens of Eurasia-Africa-Arabia" meeting of Geological Society of America (GSA), Chamber of Geological Engineers of Turkey, and Turkish Association of Petroleum Geologists from October 4-8 2010 in Ankara, Turkey is presented. It says that sessions discuss topics including paleomagnetics, archaeoseismology, and collisional orogeny with fieldtrips as highlight of the meeting. It adds that the meeting was a success.