National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), Department of Mineral Sciences, Curatorial Records, 1940-2016
Physical Description:
field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 2 folder 12
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
Oahu
Niihau
United States
Hawaii
Date Range:
1970
Start Date:
1970
End Date:
1970
Abstract:
The notebook documents a trip of Everett Dale Jackson in Niihau during 1970. The information is provided on: date, location, collectors, detailed directions to the collection site, specimen identifier (e.g. 70 NII-1). The samples of minerals are described by: description of terrain, geological characteristics, inclusions, color, physical characteristics, measurements, structure, and sometimes, a mentioning of the sample photographs. Field work was predominantly done on Niihau and Oahu islands in Hawaii.
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