I am very sorry to inform you all that Jacques Touret passed away in Paris on March 11 at the age of 88 after a very long battle with cancer.  According to his wife Lydie, the funeral is scheduled for March 25 in Paris.  

Jacques was both a colleague and a good friend with whom I shared a common interest regarding the role of fluid-rock interaction during high-grade metamorphism.  I was first introduced to him when I worked on the charnockites of the Bamble Sector, which is located along the Skagerrak Coast of SE Norway.  Jacques had made his mark here as an early pioneer in the study of fluid inclusions in high-grade rocks for which he was well known. 

Jacques and I also shared a common fondness for ‘ À la recherche du temps perdu (In search of lost time) ‘ by Marcel Proust and for long walks in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.  Père Lachaise is located very close to Jacques apartment in Paris, and he could see it from his bedroom window.  In good weather, when he was in Paris, Jacques would often take his exercise there sometimes visiting Marcel’s grave - which I have also visited on a number of occasions.  My great regret is that Jacques and I never did it together nor walked in Père Lachaise together - although we had always planned to do so.  

He once told me that Proust was a great comfort to him, which he often read on long journey’s, such as the time he took the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Vladivostok in Siberia. This was evident in one of his last emails to me where he made the comment - ‘ My physical state is rapidly deteriorating, I fear to be very close to find the lost time of old dear Marcel.’  I also attach an email sent to me by Jacques in November of 2022 after a visit to Proust’s grave in Père Lachaise (see below).

In 2014 I edited a special volume of Geoscience Frontiers in honor of Jacques.  Attached is the Editorial for the volume, which gives a brief biography of his life and career.  

Farewell my dear Jacques. May you find the lost time that we all search for and may you do it in the company of our old friend Marcel.  I am sure that the two of you will make good traveling companions.  Ave atque vale.  

								Dan

									Best, Jacques

Hello all, I am very sorry to inform you all that Jacques Touret passed away in Paris on March 11 at the age of 88 after a very long battle with cancer. According to his wife Lydie, the funeral is scheduled for March 25 in Paris. Jacques was both a colleague and a good friend with whom I shared a common interest regarding the role of fluid-rock interaction during high-grade metamorphism. I was first introduced to him when I worked on the charnockites of the Bamble Sector, which is located along the Skagerrak Coast of SE Norway. Jacques had made his mark here as an early pioneer in the study of fluid inclusions in high-grade rocks for which he was well known. Jacques and I also shared a common fondness for ‘ À la recherche du temps perdu (In search of lost time) ‘ by Marcel Proust and for long walks in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Père Lachaise is located very close to Jacques apartment in Paris, and he could see it from his bedroom window. In good weather, when he was in Paris, Jacques would often take his exercise there sometimes visiting Marcel’s grave - which I have also visited on a number of occasions. My great regret is that Jacques and I never did it together nor walked in Père Lachaise together - although we had always planned to do so. He once told me that Proust was a great comfort to him, which he often read on long journey’s, such as the time he took the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Vladivostok in Siberia. This was evident in one of his last emails to me where he made the comment - ‘ My physical state is rapidly deteriorating, I fear to be very close to find the lost time of old dear Marcel.’ I also attach an email sent to me by Jacques in November of 2022 after a visit to Proust’s grave in Père Lachaise (see below). In 2014 I edited a special volume of Geoscience Frontiers in honor of Jacques. Attached is the Editorial for the volume, which gives a brief biography of his life and career. Farewell my dear Jacques. May you find the lost time that we all search for and may you do it in the company of our old friend Marcel. I am sure that the two of you will make good traveling companions. Ave atque vale. Dan Hi Dan, At the occasion of « la Toussaint »(Nov 1, the time when French people use to visit the tomb of their ancestor), I made my usual visit to Père Lachaise.No madeleine this time on the tomb of our dear Marcel (I suppose that the guards of the Père Lachaise take them away), but nicely arranged chestnuts from neighboring trees. And a lot of visitors, with some official guide, who told that the tomb was in « black marble » (a very usual mistake, these guys are completely ignorant of the nature of the rocks). I could not resist to the pleasure of correcting for the audience, the rocks is a gabbro from Sweden, often (incorrectly ) referred to as « granite noir de Suède », better described under the old Swedish name of « hyperite » . Best, Jacques Daniel Harlov Section 3.6 Chemistry and Physics of Earth Materials Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum - GFZ Stiftung des öff. Rechts Land Brandenburg Telegrafenberg D-14473 Potsdam FR Germany international tel +49 (331) 6264-1456 international fax +49 (331) 6264-1402 email: dharlov@gfz-potsdam.de <mailto:dharlov@gfz-potsdam.de> http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/staff/daniel-harlov/ <http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/staff/daniel-harlov/> http://www.springer.com/in/book/9783642283932 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-61667-4 "If you cannot write well, you cannot think well; and if you cannot think well, others will think for you." George Orwell “ Math, Science, History, unravelling the Mystery, that all started with the Big Bang! “ opening credits to the Big Bang Theory sitcom.