Field notes and maps from Glass Mountains, West Texas, 1951
date: label: Date Range
content: 1951
label: Start Date
content: 19510606
label: End Date
content: 19510704
notes: label: Abstract
content: This field book documents Cooper's paleontological and geological field work in Glass Mountain, West Texas from 6 June to 4 July 1951. Various genera of brachiopoda fossils, mollusks, sponge, and other types of fossils were collected and described. Cooper describes stratigraphy of sites visited and notes the fossils found at various levels. List of fusulinids found at Wolf Camp and Leonard Mountain is included. Ordovician and possibly other periods are represented. An index of localities is included. Several maps are included. The maps contain alphanumeric codes corresponding to a locality. Cooper uses these codes throughout his notes to refer to localities. List of photos taken is included. Other locations include but are not limited to Leonard Mountain, Decie Ranch, Dugout Mountains, Hess Canyon,and Wolf Camp Hills. Pages 0331-0402.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Texas
label: Place
content: Glass Mountains
label: Place
content: Wolf Camp Hills
label: Place
content: Dugout Mountain
label: Place
content: Hess Canyon
label: Place
content: Decie Ranch
label: Place
content: Leonard Mountain
topic: label: Topic
content: Paleontology
label: Topic
content: Geology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: G. Arthur Cooper Papers, 1923-1993 and undated
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content: Cooper, G. Arthur (Gustav Arthur) 1902-
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007318
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Maps
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: G. Arthur Cooper Papers, 1923-1993 and undated
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 35 Folder 4