Drawings of Butte Faults, undated

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

1879-1882

Notes

The folder contains a mixed collection of images of butte faults assembled by Charles D. Walcott. Some are printed, most hand-drawn, with descriptions ranging from detailed to nonexistent. Images included printed illustrations of Trias and Permian sections, detailed section (with notes) of Kaibab plateau, hand-drawn sections examples of Carboniferous, Devonian, and Silurian layers; section and description of Kaibab displacement; and cliffs in Kanab Canyon of Grand Canyon. Dated materials are from 1879-1882, most are undated.

Subjects

Arizona , Field notes , Geology , Geology, Stratigraphic--Carboniferous , Geology, Stratigraphic--Devonian , Geology, Stratigraphic--Silurian , Grand Canyon , Illustrations , Kaibab Plateau Arizona Trail , Kanab Canyon , Paleontology , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142619
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51415816