Charles D. Walcott Collection,1851-1940 and undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 31 Folder 8
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Maps
Place:
Canada
Quebec
Vermont
Isle la Motte
Lake Champlain
United States
Date Range:
1886-1889
Start Date:
1886
End Date:
1889
Abstract:
Charles D. Walcott notes observations of the Chazy formation on Isle la Motte in Lake Champlain in Vermont and Utica Shale in Quebec Province of Canada, 1886-1889. Most notes are collections of a few sheets paper. There are extensive handwritten notes on a section of Isle la Motte as well as a typed copy, listing descriptions of section layers, including measurements in feet and inches. Descriptions include details about type of stone, color, texture, and presence of fossils.
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