Title
Field notes, Tennessee and Kentucky, undated
Related Titles
Contained In:
August F. Foerste Papers, 1887-1933 and undated
Series:
Biodiversity Heritage Library Field Notes Project
Series:
SIA RU007242
By
Foerste, Aug. F. (August Frederic), 1862-1936
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1887-1933
Notes
The notebook documents geological fieldwork completed by August Foerste in Kentucky and Tennessee (undated). Pages are numbered. Entries include location information (combination of town, geological and other landmarks (e.g. railroads or name of owners, and distance from,) and descriptions of terrain, including geological sections. Sections include measurements, composition (type of stone), and color and layers. There are sometimes hand drawn maps of locations observed. There are lists of numbered locations with additional location information. Many locations visited are in the vicinity of railroad cuts or quarries. At the end of the notebook are illustrations of shell specimens.
Subjects
Field notes
,
Geology
,
Illustrations
,
Kentucky
,
Tennessee
,
United States
BHL Collections
BHL Field Notes Project
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.134710
Wikidata:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51408597
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