Geology of the Culebra Cut, book B, 1912

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Abstract

The field book covers the work of Donald F. MacDonald in the Canal Zone for the Culebra Cut, 1912. The volume includes pasted inserts, portions of a contour map and profile from the Isthmian Canal Commission Central Division. Several of the inserts have notations. Entries include detailed observations of geological characteristics of the canal and shoreline, and contain colored drawings of formations and geological sections. Colors are used extensively throughout the notebook.

Date Range

1912

Start Date

1912

End Date

1912

Access Information

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Topic

  • Geology
  • Paleontology

Place

  • Panama
  • Canal Zone

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 16-133

Collection name

Donald F. MacDonald papers, 1911-1916

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 1 Folder 3