George Sternberg Album #2 - Early Canadian Views
 

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Identifier

sa2-065-02

Date

1-1-1916

Description

This black and white photograph features a cliff with a vein of lignite. The rock of the cliff, primarily light in color, contains a thick, dark band of lignite, or brown coal, near the top of the formation. Because of its status as a low-grade coal, the lignite in this picture presents an example of the types of mineral deposits found in Canada. A river is at the base of the cliff. This formation represents part of the Edmonton Group, known as the Edmonton Formation at the time of the picture, of Alberta, Canada. Handwriting is below the photograph.

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black and white photograph

Keywords

Paleontology, Expedition photographs, Rivers, Alberta, Canada, Rock formations

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© University Archives, Fort Hays State University

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Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

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For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

Language

eng

Transcription

35091-16. A vein of Lignite about 8 feet thick, nearly two thirds [sic] [two-thirds] of the way up the bank. Top of the Edmonton formation near Lignite Alta. R.-23, T.-38.

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Keywords

Paleontology, Expedition photographs, Rivers, Alberta, Canada, Rock formations

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