My Geological & Paleontological Website
Jacques LeBlanc, Geologist
My latest publication, titled "Review of the surface Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary localities of Alberta, Canada", was published on January 1st, 2024.
If you wish to freely download any of my publications (as listed below), please follow this link:
In addition, if you have a free subscription, most of my publications can also be downloaded from:
www.researchgate.net/profile/Jacques_LeBlanc
https://independent.academia.edu/JacquesLeBlanc2
LIST OF AVAILABLE PUBLICATIONS ON THIS SITE
ARCHEOLOGY
(2015) The Al-Shagra Archeological Site re-discovered (Qatar); by Jacques LeBlanc
(2015) The new “Al-Shagra II” Site (Qatar); by Jacques LeBlanc
GEOLOGY
(2009) A fossil hunting guide to the Miocene of Qatar, Middle-East: A Geological & Macro-Paleontological investigation of the Dam Formation; by Jacques LeBlanc
(2009) IPTC 13629 - The Dukhan Sabkha: A Modern Analog for the Arab C Carbonate Reservoir, Dukhan Field, Qatar; by David D. Puls, Jeremy Jameson, Mike Kozar, Hussain Al-Ansi and Jacques LeBlanc
(2014) Surface Geology and Paleontology of Qatar; by Jacques LeBlanc
(2014) Qatar Nature: A Walk Through Time (by Frances Gillespie). Newspaper article describing a QNHG field trip to the Miocene of Qatar with Jacques LeBlanc, Jeremy Jameson and Christian Strohmenger as guides. As seen in http://www.qatarvisitor.com/qatar-nature/qatar-geology-jacques-leblanc#sthash.CbjQxX9i.dpuf
(2017) Origin and types of silica in the Lower Eocene Carbonates of the Rus Formation, Qatar, Middle-East. 111 pages. 12Mb. By Jacques LeBlanc
(2019) The desert roses and other recent gypsum crystals of Qatar. 18 pages. 3Mb. By Jacques LeBlanc
(2022) LeBlanc, Jacques (2022). A 3-Day Geological Field Trip in Qatar. Biosis: Biological Systems, 3(1), e005. 25 pages. https://doi.org/10.37819/biosis.003.01.0199 . https://eaapublishing.org/journals/index.php/biosis/article/view/199
(2024) LeBlanc, Jacques (2024). Review of the surface Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary localities of Alberta, Canada. Self-published, 126 pages. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377002283 , https://www.academia.edu/112676060 and www.sites.google.com/site/leblancjacques
METEORITE
(2014) Meteorite fragment that landed in Qatar makes a big impression. Newspaper article by Joey Aguilar discussing the second meteorite found in Qatar by Marcin Kożusznik
PALEONTOLOGY
(1994) Que es una amonita (What is an ammonite?); by Jacques LeBlanc
(1995) The three "C"'s of fossil hunting: Collecting, Cataloguing and Caring for your fossils; by Jacques LeBlanc
(1999) Geological time scale; by the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
(2000) Macrofossil localities of Libya, Africa; by Jacques LeBlanc
(2000) Macrofossils: their localities in Alberta, Canada; by Jacques LeBlanc
(2007) Qatar Natural History Group (QNHG) fossil shark teeth hunting trip to Southern Qatar (November 30th 2007); with Jacques LeBlanc as guide
(2008) A fossil hunting guide to the Tertiary Formations of Qatar, Middle-East; by Jacques LeBlanc
(2009) A fossil hunting guide to the Miocene of Qatar, Middle-East: A Geological & Macro-Paleontological investigation of the Dam Formation; by Jacques LeBlanc
(2014-02-05) The Surface Geology and Paleontology of Qatar. Presentation at the Qatar Natural History Group (QNHG)
(2014-02-07) Field trip to the Miocene of Qatar. Organized by the Qatar Natural History Group (QNHG)
(2017) Notes on Nautiloids from the Dukhan Limestone in Khatiyah North, near Dukhan, Qatar (with permission from the author: Aubrey Whymark)
(2018) "Echinodermes de l'Eocene Moyen de la Formation de Dammam, Qatar" [FRENCH] / "Middle Eocene Echinoids from the Dammam Formation of Qatar, Arabian Gulf" [ENGLISH]. (with permission from the author: Guillaume Gelin)
(2019) Identification of the Middle Eocene Nautiloid Genera of Qatar, Middle-East
(2022) Fossil Sirenia from the Pleistocene of Qatar: new questions about the antiquity of sea cows in the Gulf Region
STRATIGRAPHY
(2012) The Bir Zekreet Member: A new lithostratigraphical unit of the Dammam Formation in Qatar; by Cornelius "Cees" Kok and Jacques LeBlanc
(2015) A Historical Account of the Stratigraphy of Qatar, Middle-East (1816 to 2015); by Jacques LeBlanc
(2021) Stratigraphic Lexicon: A revised guide to the Cenozoic Surface Formations of Qatar, Middle East (excluding the islands); by Jacques LeBlanc
(2021) Master Class on Stratigraphy (183 pages presentation)
(2021) Stratigraphic Lexicon: The Onshore Cenozoic Sedimentary Formations of The Republic of Panama (173 pages)
(2022) Stratigraphic Lexicon: The Sedimentary Formations of The Republic of Niger, Africa (365 pages)
Don't forget to look at all my Geology & Paleontology photo albums
https://sites.google.com/site/leblancjacques/fossilphotosalbum
Wishing you all the best
Jacques LeBlanc
Last updated: December 31st, 2023.