Society of Independent Professional
Earth Scientists

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Next Event:

September 24, 2026

Our Presenter:

Monte Swan

"Geologic Hydrogen and the Process of Serpentinization"

All attendees MUST RSVP!

Please RSVP by 11:30 a.m. on the Monday prior

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When: Thursday, September 24, 2026, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Where: Wynkoop Brewery - 1634 18th Street, Denver, CO 80202

Cost Structure:

• Members $25 (Presentation & Meal)
• Non-members $30 (Presentation & Meal)
• Walk-ins will no longer be allowed due to an issue with the Wynkoop.  Please pre-purchase a lunch to attend.  Sorry for the inconvenience!

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Mask requirements voluntary for vaccinated attendees.

Abstract:

Four decades of research by MagmaChem suggests that serpentinization is not only the primary source of geologic hydrogen, as generally agreed upon by science, but a multi-staged, first-order Earth process that has been overlooked — primarily because peridotite has a specific gravity of 3.4 and, in effect, cannot "float" to the Earth's surface. As a result, there are virtually no surface exposures of the precursor to serpentinite aside from mantle xenoliths. The serpentinization reaction thus occurs "out of sight" and "out of mind," deep in the Earth — and the deep Earth remains poorly understood. More than four decades of research by MagmaChem have defined seven chemically distinct, physically immiscible mantle layers comprising the Asthenosphere and Transition Zone. Understanding these layers, and how they are melted by the five plate tectonic processes, is required to understand the geology of hydrogen.

Bio:

Monte Swan is a mineral and petroleum geologist and engineer. He is Chief Geologist for DOM X (Dominion Oil and Minerals Exploration), whose mission is to explore overlooked mineral systems and oil in fracture reservoirs using advanced and proven technologies to increase discovery probability. He is also co-founder of MagmaChem Research

Institute (MCRI), built around the Magma-Metal Series Classification of Igneous Rocks and Mineral Deposits, which integrates into a global geotectonic layered-Earth model.

Monte's priority has been to reduce risk and increase discovery probability through the MagmaChem Algorithm, grounded in empirical data compilations, field geology, mapping, and sampling. He has a special interest in basement geology, kinematic analysis, and fluid flow for their fundamental control on the source and deposition of mineral deposits and petroleum accumulations. He has compiled large exploration databases for Mexico, British Columbia, the Western US, Eastern Canada, and Norway.

WHAT IS SIPES?

The Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES) is the only national organization designed exclusively for the independent or consulting professional earth scientist. Members include geologists, engineers, geophysicists, geochemists, and other earth scientists.

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Our Mission

To be the pre-eminent organization for furthering the professional business interests of independent practitioners of earth sciences. 

• Professional Competence

• Professional Business Ethics

• Presenting a favorable, credible and effective image of Society

Local Events:

Monthly Meetings

Meetings for 2026 will be held at the

Wynkoop Brewery

1634 18th Street

Denver, CO 80202