Field notes : South Dakota, 1897 and 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

1897

Notes

Charles D. Walcott records observations of the Cambrian strata in the Blacks Hills of South Dakota in 1897. Notes include detailed descriptions of the environment as well as types and characteristics of stone layers of the region. Also included is a description for an illustration not in the folder. A note at the bottom of the description states "see Black Canyon Section, or rather at the head of that creek -- Bull. 856, pl. 1. (This is Big Horns)".

Subjects

Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) , Field notes , Geology , Geology, Stratigraphic--Cambrian , Paleontology , South Dakota , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142216