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 23
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
Santa María del Oro
Mexico
El Molcajete
Date Range:
1979-1980
Start Date:
19791111
End Date:
19791118
Abstract:
The field notes document the work of James F. Luhr in Mexico during November 11 - 18, 1979. Entries provide data on: date, location, description of terrain and geological foundations, their petrological and geological characteristics, and measurements in metric system. Data on specimens include: identifier (e.g. 1004-11), geological characteristics, color, notes on photography. Some comments were added after the entries were recorded. There are drawings of the cross sections of the geological structures with the indication of the location of the specimens. Some specimens are marked by * symbol and numbers.
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