Field notes and maps from Glass Mountains, West Texas, 1956

Abstract

This field book documents Cooper's paleontological and geological field work in Glass Mountain, West Texas from 18-23 August 1956. Cooper notes Fusulines found in the Scacchinella (brachiopoda) bed at Wolf Camp formation. Cooper describes stratigraphy of localities. Locations include but are not limited to Leonard Mountain, Wolf Camp Hills, Hess Ranch, and Windmill Hill. Pages 0415-0432.

Date Range

1956

Start Date

Aug 18, 1956

End Date

Aug 23, 1956

Access Information

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Topic

• Geology
• Paleontology

Place

• Windmill Hill
• United States
• Wolf Camp Hills
• Texas
• Leonard Mountain
• Hess Ranch
• Glass Mountains

Form/Genre

• Fieldbook record
• Field notes

Accession #

SIA RU007318

Collection name

G. Arthur Cooper Papers, 1923-1993 and undated

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 35 Folder 6