August 1874 Black Hills Samples

Sample numbers and description from Winchell's entries into the University of Minnesota's General Museum registrar.

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Sample 2234

sample 2234

Sample 2234 - Tourmaline (Black) from 3 miles S. of Custer Park, Black Hills, collected on August 2, 1874

 

Sample 2235

sample 2235

Sample 2235 - Talcose Slate from Black Hills, Dakota, collected on August 2, 1874

longest dimension - 10 cm

Sample 2236

sample 2236

Sample 2236 - Slate from Black Hills, Dakota, collected on August 2, 1874

longest dimension - 11 cm

Sample 2198

sample 2198

Sample 2198 - Rose Quartz from near Custer's Park, Black Hills, collected on August 5, 1874

longest dimension - 8 cm

Sample 2221

sample 2221

Sample 2221 - Muscovite from near Harney's Peak, Black Hills, collected on August 5, 1874

longest dimension - 7 cm

Sample 2218

sample 2218

Sample 2218 - Limestone [hematite] from near Custer's Park, Black Hills, collected on August 8, 1874

longest dimension - 10 cm

Sample 2357

sample 2357

Sample 2357 - Fossiliferous Limestone from E. side of Black Hills, Dakota [Redwater Valley?], collected on August 10, 1874 

Sample present in UMN - ESCI Collections as recently as 1994, currently misplaced

Sample 2207

sample 2207

Sample 2207 - Chlorite Slate [staurolite mica schist] from Eastern part of Black Hills, collected on August 12, 1874

longest dimension - 10 cm

Sample 2209

sample 2209

Sample 2209 - Fossil Wood from 'Slave Butte' (now Castle Rock) near Black Hills, collected on August 17, 1874

longest dimension - 19 cm

Sample 2223

sample 2223

Sample 2223 - Selenite from 'Slave Butte' (now Castle Rock) near Black Hills, collected on August 17, 1874

longest dimension - 13 cm

Sample 2224

sample 2224

Sample 2224 - Sandy Concretion from Black Hills, Dakota, collected on August 17, 1874

longest dimension - 8 cm

Sample 2286

sample 2286

Sample 2286 - 2 pieces of Bituminous slate from near the Heart River, Dakota, collected on August 28, 1874

longest dimension - ~10 cm

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