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