Colombia notes

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Abstract

The notebook documents the field work of Axel A. Olsson in Colombia. The first entry is dated January 19 [no year]. Entries are dated and headed with routes. Entries tend to be lengthy narratives, describing the route traveled, observations of geological characteristics of terrain, thoughts about their formation, and possibly references to articles. In the back of the volume is a description of a specimen: Inoceramus, Ecuador, Loc 6616.

Date Range

1915 - 1974, 1988

Start Date

1915

End Date

1988

Access Information

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Topic

  • Geology
  • Paleontology

Place

Colombia

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 15-309

Collection name

Axel A. Olsson Papers, c. 1915 - 1974, 1988

Physical Description

1 folder

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 2 Folder 4