Revered scientist Richard Lee Armstrong was one of the leading geologists in the field of geochronology and geochemistry. Armstrong, or 'Dick', as he was known as by family and friends, was born on the 4 of August, 1937 in the city of Seattle, Washington. In his first 18 years of life, Armstrong demonstrated an incredible aptitude for the Sciences. After high school, he spent 18 years at Yale University studying geochemistry, earning his PhD and teaching as an associate professor in the geology department. Armstrong proceeded to move to Vancouver, Canada and become a full professor at the University of British Columbia. By the age of 35, Armstrong already published 45 papers, including most of his valuable breakthroughs in his career. He was regarded as an expert in many geological fields, such as Geochemistry, Large Magnitude Crustal Expansion, and Geochronology. His efforts to unearth the puzzles and mysteries of the world were rewarded with countless awards, including the Killam Prize and Logan Medal, which were awarded by the University of British Columbia and the Geological Association of Canada, respectively. Richard Armstrong met his untimely death on August 9, 1991, after being diagnosed with cancer. Throughout his lifetime, Richard Lee Armstrong offered many valuable insights and breakthroughs on a wide variety of Earth Science issues, and spurred a generation of scientists to explore the world of geology. The first of many breakthroughs occurred during an overall geological study. Armstrong was examining a map of low-angle faults. Armstrong concluded that the faults on the map originated in the Tertiary Period (66-2.58 MYA). Through his research he was able to conclude that the faults were not older convergent boundaries, but actually a series of divergent boundaries. The Sevier and Antler fault lines running through Nevada and Utah. Another one of Armstrong's many breakthroughs was brought forth to a scientific community th