2016 年 45 巻 2 号 p. 72-80
Information collected from geological newsmagazines in 2015 is reviewed. First topic is mineral resources such as mineral commodity summary of 2014 in USA and mineral resource information in Cuba. Second topic is rocks and minerals such as heritage stone proposal in Europe and boron minerals in Antarctica. Third topic is regional geology and planetary geology. This topic includes geological tour sites in Uganda and overview on planetary geological mapping. Fourth topic is academic evaluation on subjects of earth science and the way to prepare poster presentation.