Field notes : Alberta, 1909 (?), 1916-1920, 1925

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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

1909-1925

Notes

Charles D. Walcott records observations of the Cambrian strata of sites across Alberta, Canada from 1909(?) to 1925. Each set of notes are several handwritten pages, generally separated into acid free envelopes. They are usually dated and titled with the location name, and generally include descriptions of the environment, latitude and longitude positions, sketches, descriptions of sections, and fossils observed, and photographs taken. Locations described include: Johnson Creek Pass, Mount Brook, Fossil Mountain, Glacier Lake Canyon Valley, Whyte formation at Ptarmigan Pass, Fairview Mountain, Sawbuck Range near Pipestone Pass, Ghost River, Devil's Gap, Siffleur River, and Saskatchewan River.

Subjects

Alberta , Canada , Field notes , Geology , Geology, Stratigraphic--Cambrian , Ghost River , Paleontology , Saskatchewan

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142333