Greenland 2 1916 Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Geol.ic. Photographs
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5 April 1916. The 'big quick' two miles west of the schooner originated in the corrosion and erosion of a mas- sive dike of diabase (?) which cuts the pink gneiss vertically and trends essentially N.-S. The dike is about 125 feet wide as exposed in the bay shore cliffs - Specs. 651 + 652 (duple) were taken about 2.5 feet from western contact. The basic dike is crossed at right angles by 4"-12" dike of light grey rock containing much biotite Specs. 653, 654 (duple) + 655 (choris, contact with the diabase. 5 April. Spec. 656. Retino skull - gift of H.C. Pickets. 15 April 1916. Heights of Cairn Mt., being the peak on which Mr. Eckelart and Captain Pickels built a cairn of rocks on or about 12 Feb-1916. It is the highest point within sight from the vessel and rises beside the big glacier ('Chett', earlier 'Cones' glacier) and between it and the double-ended glacier ('Cones', earlier 'Chett' glacier) on the south. Dr. H.J. Hunt started from ship at 10:45 with my barometer reading +700 ft or 30.20 inches + thermo. +9° and ship's aneroid reading 29.90" - see next page for table.