Lyell Medal

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The Lyell Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of geology, particularly in the areas of soft-rock studies and stratigraphy.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf geology award
scientific award
associatedWith Charles Lyell’s contributions to stratigraphy
history of geology
awardedBy Geological Society of London
awardFor outstanding contributions to geology
outstanding contributions to soft-rock geology
outstanding contributions to stratigraphy
awardingBodyType learned society
country United Kingdom
discipline Earth sciences
eligibility Earth scientists
geologists
field geology
focusesOn soft-rock studies
stratigraphy
hasAwardCategory geology medal
inception 1876
isPartOf major medals of the Geological Society of London
languageOfName English
namedAfter Charles Lyell
namedAfterNationality British
namedAfterOccupation geologist
presentedAt Geological Society of London annual meeting
recognizes research in sedimentary geology
research in stratigraphic geology
relativePrestige one of the premier international awards in geology
selectionBasis research excellence in geology
scientific merit
typicalAwardFrequency annual


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