Field notes : Vermont, 1885-1887, 1889-1890, 1896, Includes notes on Granular Quartzite in Massachusetts, 1887

Title Variants

Alternative: Field Notes: Vermont, 1885-1887, 1889-1890, 1896

Related Titles

Contained In: Charles D. Walcott Collection, 1851-1940 and undated

Series: SIA RU007004

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1885-1896

Notes

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.

Subjects

Arlington , Bomoseen, Lake , Dunmore, Lake , Field notes , Geology , Geology, Stratigraphic--Cambrian , Highgate Springs , Massachusetts , Paleontology , United States , Vermont

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142182