Field Notes: Vermont, 1885-1887, 1889-1890, 1896. Search this
Collection name:
Charles D. Walcott Collection,1851-1940 and undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 31 Folder 13
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
Vermont
Highgate Springs
Bomoseen, Lake
Dunmore, Lake
Arlington
Massachusetts
United States
Date Range:
1885-1896
Start Date:
1885
End Date:
1896
Abstract:
Charles D. Walcott records observations of Cambrian strata across Vermont from 1885 to 1896. Notes are handwritten, usually titled with location and sometimes a date. Many include descriptions of sections of sites, and detail stone types, characteristics, and fossils found. In some cases, Walcott also notes latitude and longitude positions and if photographs have been taken. Sites detailed include the vicinity of Highgate Springs, Bomoseen Lake, Dunmore Lake, and Arlington. Includes notes on Granular Quartzite in Massachusetts, 1887.
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