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Geological Surveys

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:

Geological Survey notebook 'T', 1877

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Identifier: Coll-74/1/1
Scope and Contents

Drawings and notes on the geology of various parts of Scotland, including Stonehaven, Pentland, Nairn and the Braid Hills. Geological features include curved silurian and old red sandstone.

Dates: 1877
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Geological Survey notebooks

Geological Survey notebooks, 1877-1900

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Identifier: Coll-74/1
Scope and Contents

The series of Geological Survey notebook consists of:


  1. 10 volumes, chronologically arranged (1877-1900)
Dates: 1877-1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie

Lectures on American geological history, c1879

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Identifier: Coll-74/6/4
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Notes and text for seven lectures looking at the geological history of the American continent, looking at specific locations therein, based partly on results from American survey work. These locations were related to to other places around the world, particularly in Britain and Europe. A variety of geological formations were looked at, including that of the continent itself, considering the materials which make them up and the geological timeframe.

Dates: c1879
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Boston lectures

Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from unidentified correspondent, 22 February 1874

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/1/1
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Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from an unidentified correspondent thanking him for letters and articles that he has sent. He mentions the geological survey of Russia, and all the problems this entails. In many areas of Russia it is suspected the geological research will be in a similar vein as in Canada and the American prairies. He goes on to describe a further scientific project to examine the geology and geomorphology of the Aral Sea and Caspian Sea areas.

Dates: 22 February 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H) / Letters to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from A Bachellery, 22 July 1898

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/1
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from A Bachellery thanking Geikie for letters of introduction to a number of geologists. He reports that these introductions had led to successful geological tours while he was visiting Great Britain.

Dates: 22 July 1898
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H) / Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: A Bachellery to Thomas Forster Brown

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, 03 May 1882

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/5/10
Scope and Contents Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton telling Geikie that he has declined the invitation from the journal Nature to review Geikie's forthcoming publications, as he will shortly be leaving for the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) to do field work in preparation for a systematic study of the volcanic fields of California and Oregon. He recommends his colleague Grove Karl Gilbert for the task and asks Geikie if he will review his new monograph...
Dates: 03 May 1882
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H) / Correspondence from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, 22 May 1882

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/5/12
Scope and Contents Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton apologising that he has only been able to send final proofs of his atlas sheets for Tertiary History of the Grand Canyon District, ( 1882) at the current time. He apologises for being unable to review Geikie's forthcoing books due to his forthcoming field work in the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) and pontificates that Grove Karl Gilbert will do a better job in the long run. He reports that Gilbert and...
Dates: 22 May 1882
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H) / Correspondence from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, 23 January 1883

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/5/13
Scope and Contents Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton discussing his field trip to the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii). He reports on the large scale of the ultra basic basalt lava flows of the Mauna Loa eruption and the lack of cinder cones. He reports on the ferruginous nature of the lavas and their high olivine content along with observed layers of hematite and magnetite. He describes the volcano's impressive topography and its inability to support running water. He...
Dates: 23 January 1883
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H) / Correspondence from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, 05 May 1883

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/5/14
Scope and Contents Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton discussing the fossiliferous Upper Cambrian metamorphosed sandstone shales found at Lake Superior and the Grand Canyon. At Lake Superior these beds overlie 1400 feet of unfossiliferous sandstone and shale, interspersed with layers of copper bearing metamorphosed volcanic ash. These are the same as the Huronian metamorphic beds at Lake Huron which are possibly of the Lower Cambrian age due to an unconformity (as identified by...
Dates: 05 May 1883
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H) / Correspondence from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, 27 May 1880

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/5/4
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton sending him an advance copy of his book for review with some notes concerning known typographical errors. He reports that the United States Geological Survey is awaiting a decision from the Senate concerning expansion to incorporate individual State Surveys. He is not hopeful of a favourable outcome due to some hostility from Congress.

Dates: 27 May 1880
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H) / Correspondence from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton

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