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Collection name:
G. Arthur Cooper Papers, 1923-1993 and undated
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 33 Folder 5
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Maps
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
United States
Utah
Garden City
Ikes Canyon
Oswego Mine
Date Range:
1939
Start Date:
19390919
End Date:
19391008
Abstract:
This field book contains notes on the paleontological specimen and geology of Devonian areas of Utah and Nevada taken 19 September to 8 October 1939. Locations Cooper visits include Logan Canyon (probably Utah), Garden City (Utah), Lone Mountain (probably Nevada), Ikes Canyon (Nevada), and other areas. Cooper describes stratigraphy, often providing color and consistency of shale in which fossils are found. Brachiopod fossils and other specimen are noted. Page numbers for these field notes are 0014-0019.
Topic:
Paleontology  Search this
Geology  Search this
Accession #:
SIA RU007318
Access Information:
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See more records from this collection:
G. Arthur Cooper Papers, 1923-1993 and undated
See more records associated with this person:
Cooper, G. Arthur (Gustav Arthur) 1902-
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI2036