Collections of Jean Pierre Beckmann
 
Jean Pierre Beckmann (1927-2002) was a well known specialist in benthic foraminiferal taxonomy and stratigraphy. In 1953 he completed his PhD thesis on Alfred Senn's collection of the Eocene to Oligocene foraminifera of the Oceanic Formation in Barbados (B.W.I.). I the same year Beckmann started his career as a micropaleontologist with Trinidad Leaseholds Ltd (TLL), at Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad, from where he has published several studies on the smaller benthic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of various formations in Trinidad and Venezuela. From 1957 to 1959 Beckmann changed to Stanolind Oil Company in Habana, Cuba, and studied materials from Cuba and Jamaica. Later, he was working as an exploration biostratigrapher (regional Carboniferous to Miocene biostratigraphy of Iran and the Persian Gulf) with Pan American International Oil Company in Teheran (1958-1964). Later (1964-1968), in Cairo, with the same company, he studied the regional stratigraphy of the Lybian desert. In 1969 Beckmann accepted a position as a scientist and teacher at the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich, Switzerland. Next to his engagement in petroleum companies he was sailing on DSDP Leg 8 and 14, from where several publications were realized. His latest of his great contributions appeared in 1994 in "Benthic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the south Caribbean region" (Cambridge University Press.
 
Source:
Bolli, H.M.(2002). Jean Pierre Beckmann 1927-2002. Bull. angew. Geol., 7(2):193-194.
URLs: Local file, taken from original source: http://www.angewandte-geologie.ch/Dokumente/Archiv/Vol72/72_Beckmann.pdf
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.) Study- and reference collections of J.P. Beckmann to DSDP Legs:
DSDP Leg 8; DSDP Leg 14 and Vema 15 & Vema 25-27; DSDP Leg 33;
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.) Type collections:
Type- and reference Collection of primary types and hypotypes to specimens illustrated and discussed in the Dissertation of Beckmann, J.-P. (1953). Die Foraminiferen der Oceanic Formation (Eozän-Oligozän) von Barbados, Kl. Antillen. Eclogae geol. Helv. 46(2):301-412. TSL 188 containing the holotypes, paratypes and hypotypes. For the corresponding reference and study collection to Beckmann (1953) see further below under section 2.
 
Holotypes to:
Anomalina pompilioides (Galloway and Heminway) var. semicribrata Beckmann (1953)
Pyrulinoides antilleanus Beckmann (1953)
Sphaeroidinella senni Beckmann (1953)
 
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Reference collection to Schneidermann, N., Beckmann, J.P., and Heezen, B.C. (1972). Shallow water carbonates from the Puerto Rico Trench Region. 6th Conferencia geologia del Caribe - Margarita, Venezuela Memoirs 1972, pp. 423-425.
 
Collection of sectioned rocks and thin sections, plus correspondence of J.P. Beckmann with N. Schneidermann and other collaborators. Reprint with the collection.
 
Donated to the NMB by J.B. Beckmann on 1.12.1992.
 
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Reference collection to Guillaume, H.A., Bolli, H.M. and Beckmann, J.P. (1972). Estratigrafia del Cretaceo Inferior en la Serrania del Interior, oriente de Venezuela. Memoria IV Congreso Geologico Venezolano. Tomo III. Boletin de Geologia. Publicavion Especial No. 5. Ministerio de Minas e Hidrocarburos. Caracas 1972, pp. 1620-1659.
 
Collection (3 boxes) of slides with benthic foraminiferal slides, together with the distribution chart and cross references of C.S.V. (Compania Shell de Venezuela) to the published scientific species names.
 
Also included are
 
See also: Collection of J.B. Saunders.
Donated by to the NMB J.B. Beckmann on 1.12.1992.
 
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Type collection to Beckmann, J.-P. (1974). The foraminiferal genus Gabonella in Trinidad. Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel, vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 321-325.
 
Holotypus:
Gabonella kugleri Beckmann (1974)
 
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Collection to hypotypes described and illustrated in Beckmann, J.-P. (1976). Shallow water foraminifers and associated microfossils from Sites 315, 316, and 318, DSDP Leg 33. Init. Rep. DSDP 33:467-489.
 
There is additional material from Leg 33 to this collection including thin-sections, picked specimens and washed residues in slides.
Also, there is correspondence of J.P. Beckmann with various colleagues and a reprint of Butterlin, J. (1992), who has re-investigated some of Beckmann's materials in 1992.
 
Material donated to the NMB by Jean-Pierre Beckmann, 1.12.1992.
 
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Reference collection to Beckmann, J.P. (1978). Late Cretaceous smaller benthic foraminifers from Sites 363 and 364, DSDP Leg 40, Southeast Atlantic Ocean. Init. Rep. DSDP, vol. 40, pp. 759-781.
 
The collection comprises:
 
Donated by J.P. Beckmann to the NMB on 1.12.1992.
 
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Reference collection to DSDP Shipboard Scientific Party and Beckmann, J.P. (1981). Site 451: East Edge of the West Mariana Ridge. Chapter 6 in Initial Reports of the DSDP, vol. 59, pp. 405-483. Contribution by J.P. Beckmann on pp. 414-415 (Foraminifera).
 
Materials comprising 3 boxes with slides with benthic foraminifers from DSDP Leg 59, Site 451, plus correspondence of J.P. Beckmann with various specialists.
 
Donated by J.P.Beckmann to the NMB on 1.12.1992.
 
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Reference collection to Beckmann, J.P., Bolli, H.M., Kleboth, P., and Proto Decima, F. (1982). Micropaleontology and Biostratigraphy of the Campanian to Paleocene of the Monte Giglio, Bergamo Province, Italy. Memorie die Science Geologiche gia Memorie degli Istituti di Geologia e Mineralogia dell'Universita di Padova. Vol. 35, pp. 91-172.
 
This is a large collection of foraminiferal preparations that were illustrated or otherwiose belong to this investigation, comprising:
 
Donated from J.P. Beckmann to the NMB at 1.2.1992.
 
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Reference collection to Bernoulli, D., Beckmann, J.P., Bolli, H.M., and Gunzenhauser, B.A. (1987). Upper Cretaceous deep-water sediments near Prella (Southern Alps, Mendrisiotto, Switzerland). Memorie die Science Geologiche gia Memorie degli Istituti di Geologia e Mineralogia dell'Universita di Padova. Vol. 39, pp. 49-71.
 
Collection of illustrated thin sections. A reprint of the publication is deposited with the collection.
 
Thin-sections include the following numbers:
Bo 83/2,a,b; Bo 83/7; Bo 83/19; Bo 83/24; Bo 83/26; Bo 83/29; Bo 83/32; Bo 83/44; Bo 83/45; Bo 84/13; Bo 84/14; Bo 84/16; Bo 84/19 (all H.M. Bolli numbers).
P-11; P-12;
BG 317; BG 383; BG 392;
DB5557; DB5561; DB5563; DB6602; DB6603; DB6607; DB6608; DB6939; DB6940; DB7073 (all Dan Bernoulli numbers).
FH41; FH75;
 
Donated by J.P. Beckmann to the NMB on 1.12.1992.
 
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Type- and reference collection to Beckmann, J.P. (1991). New taxa of foraminifera from the Cretaceous and basal Tertiary of Trinidad, West Indies. Eclogae geol. Helv. 84(3):819-835. TSL 8.
 
SEM preparations in 6 plastic boxes, with identification lists and identification drawings to SEM-stubs and numbers of negatives to the boxes.
 
This collection is simultaneously the reference collection to Bolli, H.M., Beckmann, J.P. and Saunders, J.B. (1994).
See also Kaminski, M.A., Gradstein, F.M., Beggren, W.A., Geroch, S., and Beckmann, J.-P. (1988). Flysch-type agglutinated foraminiferal assemblages from Trinidad: Taxonomy, stratigraphy and Paleobathymetry. Abhandlungen der Geologischen Bundes-Anstalt Wien, vol. 41, pp. 155-227.
 
Box 1: SEM stubs 1-20
Box 2: SEM stubs 21-38
Box 1: SEM stubs 38a-45
Box 1: SEM stubs 46-60
Box 1: SEM stubs 73-87
Box 1: SEM stubs 88-97
Box 1: SEM stub 98
 
Holotypes to:
Evolutinella renzi Beckmann (1991)
Ammobaculites lacertae Beckmann (1991)
Sculptobaculites barri Beckmann (1991)
Trochammina globolaevigata Beckmann (1991)
Plectina kugleri Beckmann (1991)
Eggerina subnovata Beckmann (1991)
Nodosaria aspera paravermiculata Beckmann (1991)
Cristellariopsis wirzi Beckmann (1991)
Lenticulina lepida morugaensis Beckmann (1991)
Cibicidoides tuxpamensis laxispiralis Beckmann (1991)
Gyroidinoides kaminskii Beckmann (1991)
Gavelinella rochardensis Beckmann (1991)
 
New name:
Halophragmoides neochapmani n. nomen
 
Donated by J.P. Beckmann on 1.12.1992.
 
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2.) Reference collections:
Reference collection to the Dissertation of Beckmann, J.-P. (1953). Die Foraminiferen der Oceanic Formation (Eozän-Oligozän) von Barbados, Kl. Antillen. Eclogae geol. Helv. 46(2):301-412.
 
Standort: Deposited together with the collections of Alfred Senn from Barbados. See also the collections of J.B. Saunders et al. from the Bath Cliff section, Barbados.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Type and reference collection to Beckmann, J.P. (1955, 1956, and 1957). Foraminiferal Faunas of Trinidad Type Localities. Private Report No. 395, i.e.
Part 3: Beckmann, J.P. (1955). The benthonic foraminifera of the Gautier, Naparima Hill and Guayaguayare Formations (Upper Cretaceous). Private G.P.S. Report No. 395, Part 3, 27 p. plus enclosures. T.L.L. Geological Laboratory, Pointe-à-Pierre, May 1955. Deposited with the collection.
 
Part 5: Beckmann, J.P. (1956). The benthonic foraminifera of the Lizard Springs Formation. Private G.P.S. report No. 395, Part 5, 35 p. plus enclosures. T.L.L. Geological Laboratory, Pointe-à-Pierre, January 1956. Deposited with the collection.
 
Part 7: Beckmann, J.P. (1957). The benthonic foraminifera of the Navet and San Fernando Formations. G.P.S. report No. 395, Part 7, 29 p. plus enclosures. T.T.O.C. Geological Laboratory, Pointe-à-Pierre, February 1957. Deposited with the collection.
 

 

 
The collection includes:
Collection donated to the NMB by H.M. Bolli on 17.11.1998.
 
See also "An inventory of benthic smaller foraminifera in Trinidad, W.I." of Hans M. Bolli and J.B. Saunders (1958, unpublished) deposited in the study collections of J.B. Saunders.
 
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Jean-Pierre Beckmann's study collection "Late Albian Globotruncana 26 zone to Early Eocene Globorotalia 22 zone (T.L.L. zonal scheme) of Trinidad benthic foraminifera and corresponding card catalogues".
 
This is a large collection of assemblage slides of benthic foraminifera of Early Cretaceous to Eocene benthic foraminifera and other microfossils from Trinidad. Card boxes 1-22 contain benthic foraminiferal assemblages of T.L.L. zones Globotruncana 26 to Globorotalia 22. Cardboard boxes 23-25 contain varia. Cardboard box No. 23 contains assemblage slides, that were investigated in Beckmann, J.P. (1960) [see further below].
 
Deposited with these slides are
 
Collection donated to the NMB by H.M. Bolli and J.P. Beckmann on 30.3.1999.
 
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Reference collection to El Kerrdany, M.T. (1969). Paleontology and regional correlation studies of the Upper Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary rocks of Middle Egypt. Unpublished PhD thesis, Faculty of Science, Ains Shams University, Cairo. Typescript, 177 p., plates 1 through 18. Enclosures: 7 stratigraphic sections, 3 correlation charts.
 
This is a collection of washed residues in glass vials and thin sections described in the thesis. Alongside are detailed sample lists and sections with the stratigraphic positions of the samples indicated.
 
Relevant sections are:
AG: Guss Abu Said
AM: Maqfi
ANO: Gebel Uweina
AH: gebel Abuttad
NAB: Luxor
 
Additional sections (Nos 3, 6, 9, 12, 20 and 23) are from the Nile Valley.
 
A copy (typescript) of the PhD thesis is deposited with the collection.
Donated from J.P. Beckmann to the NMB on 1.2.1992.
 
See also:
Type collection to Kerdany, M.T. and Abdelsalam, H. (1969).
Colln. J.P. Beckmann from Galala section (Gulf of Suez) and Gebel Kilabya section.
Publication of Beckmann, J.P., El-Heiny, I., Kerdany, M.T., Said, R. and Viotti, C. (1969).
 
 
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Collections J.P. Beckmann (ca. 1969 ?, year unclear) from Egypt: Southern Galala section (Gulf of Suez) and Gebel Kilabiya section (Idu-Esna area).
 
This is a collection of washed residues in glass vials, thin sections together with stratigraphic drawings from the Galala section (Gulf of Suez) and the Gebel Kilabiya section (near Esna) showing a Cretaceous-Tertiary succession. These sections were not studied in the the PhD study of Kerdany (1969) (see above). There exists an extended body of more recent stratigraphic studies from Southern Galala platform (see, for example, Ismail et al., 2007; Galal and Kamel, 2007). A complete transition from the Cretaceous to the Tertiary is only available in restricted areas in the South Galala area (Beckmann, J.P., El-Heiny, I., Kerdany, M.T., Said, R. and Viotti, C. (1969), Scheibner et al., 2001). For the Gebel Kilabiya area refer also to the study of Ouda, Berggren and Saad (2003).
 
For the above reasons, these unpublished sections and samples of J.P. Beckmann from Galala and Gebel Kilabya provide interesting extra information and reference about the Late Cretaceous/Early Palegene succession in middle Egypt with respect to any further study in that area. Especially compare with the GSSP for the base of the Eocene Series in the nearby Dababiya section published by Aubry et al. (2007).
 
 
 
Cited references (printouts are deposited as supplementary information with the collection of J.P. Beckmann from Egypt):
 
Aubry, M.-P., Ouda, K., Dupuis, C., Berggren, W.A., and Van Couvering, J.A. and the Members of the Working Group on the Paleocene/Eocene Boundary (2007). Global Standard Stratotype-Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the Eocene series in the Dababiya section (Egypt). Episodes, vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 271-286.
 
Galal, G. and Kamel, S. (2007). Early Paleogene planktic foraminiferal biostratigraphy at the Monastery of Saint Paul, Southern Galala, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Revue de Paléobiologie, vol. 26(2), pp. 391-402.
 
Ismail, A.A., Hussein-Kamel, Y., Boukhari, M., Ghandour, A.A.A. (2007). Campanian-Early Eocene stratigraphy of the Southern Galala Plateau, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Geologia Croatica, vol. 60/2, pp. 115-137.
 
Ouda, K.H., Berggren, W.A., Saad, K.H. (2003). The Gebel Owaina and Kilabiya section in the Idfu-Esna area, Upper Nile Valley (Egypt). In: Ouda, H.H., and Aubry, M.P. (eds.). The Upper Paleocene-Lower Eocene of the Upper Nile Valley: Part 1, Stratigraphy. Micropaleontology, vol. 49, supplement No. 1, pp. 147-166.
 
Scheibner, C., Marzouk, A.M. and Kuss, J. (2001). Shelf architecture of an isolated Late Cretaceous carbonate platform margin, Galala Mountains (Eastern Desert, Egypt). Sedimentary Geology, vol. 145, pp. 23-43.
 
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Collections J.P. Beckmann (1963, unpublished material) from South Iran: Tang-i-Gurguda section (Eocene to Miocene), Tang-i-Hind section (Upper Cretaceous to Oligocene), Tang-i-Bulfaris section Cretaceous to Miocene), and Kuh-i-Surmeh section (Permian to Miocene).
 
Collection of thin sections (2 boxes), including sample list, brief description of thin sections, and a card catalogue to samples. No publication nor further documentation on this material was found until present.
 
Sections:
1.) Tang-i-Gurguda (north of Gach Saran oil field): Samples H-157 to H-188 covering the Asmari Formation (Miocene), Oligocene and the upper Eocene.
 
2.) Tang-i-Hind (east of Kazerun, prov. Fars): Samples V-166 to V-247 covering the Asmari Formation (Oligocene), the Eocene and the Upper Cretaceous.
 
3.) Tang-i-Bulfaris (northeast of the Agha Jari field): Samples V-347 to V-399 covering the Asmari Formation (Miocene-Oligocene), the Eocene, and the upper to middle Cretaceous.
 
4.) Kuh-i-Surmeh (50 km south to Firzubad): Samples V-1277 to V-1228 covering the Fars group (Miocene), the Asmari Formation (Oligocene-Miocene), the Eocene, Cretaceous, Jurassic and Permian.
 
For a geological and tectonmic orientation the illustrations in the following paper may be helpful: Allen, M.B., Saville, C., Blanc, E.J.-P., Talebian, M., and Nissen, E. (2013). orogenic plateau growth: Expansion of the Turkish-Iranian Plateau across the Zagros fold- and thrust belt. Tectonics, vol. 32, pp. 1-20. doi: 10.1002/tect.20025, 2013.
 
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Study collections of J.B. Beckmann to DSDP Legs 8 and 14, and Vema 15 & Vema 25-27
Collection of washed residues and slide preparations [all Slg 31].
 
DSDP Leg 8, Sites 68-71 [All ex Wooden Cabinet 1A].
DSDP Leg 8, Sites 71-75 [All ex Wooden Cabinet 1B].
DSDP Leg 14, Sites 135-144A,B, plus Vema 15, and Vema 25-27 [All ex Wooden Cabinet 2].
 
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Standort2 (Sites 71-75)
Standort3 (Sites 135-144, Vema)