Greenland 2 1916 Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Geol.ic. Photographs
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5 July Went ashore with Captain Coper He took photos of old tritic site, others lasts infor from SE and the oldest info here. This is one the edge of the shore cliff near Birdtable's and has been one third to one half cut away by the sliding off of the gneiss + folled cliff which is 15-20 ft high, with rock tore. Recent erosion may have been done by the tidal wave which are further discussed according to local report by Pete Frenchen & the Eskimos in spring of 1912. Strongly felt at Skamander bs. Photo W S.E. Went up face of cliff by means of quarry 1/3 mi west of cliff (see) saw no quartzite in talus or in place but on plateau at head of quarry 1- 4/2 mi W saw many loose angular blocks of gray + yellowish gray quartzite. Apparently not from from source. No areas of brecciated schist seen brink of cliffs. Mostly debri blocks & bowlders of gneiss. Went northward along edge of plateau to border of Norman's Peak. Nothing but gneiss in angular & rounded ed blocks & some honable white surprising amount of sandy soil on plateau.