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dc.creatorBishop, Sam
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-25T16:14:20Z
dc.date.available2024-01-25T16:14:20Z
dc.date.issued1964-01-13
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/61792
dc.descriptionLetter from Sam Bishop (on motel stationary) to Oscar Monnig apologizing for the delay in sending on the aerial photos he took of the Colorado City Formation. Discusses the elements found therein, as well as Monnig's planned field trip with the United States Geological Survey in the Spring.
dc.relationOscar Monnig Papers (MS 124)
dc.rightsPrior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph.
dc.sourceSeries III, Box 05, Colorado City, TX – Meteorite Crater 1, 1959-1981 folder
dc.subjectMeteorite
dc.subjectColorado City meteorite
dc.subjectColorado City (Tex.)
dc.subjectBishop, Sam
dc.subjectGeological Survey (U.S.)
dc.titleLetter from Sam Bishop to Oscar Monnig (January 13, 1964)
dc.typeDocument
dc.description.transcriptionJanuary 13, 1964 Dear Mr. monnig, Enclosed is an aerial photo of the "Cup and Saucer" in Mitchell County. I must again apologize for being so late in getting it to you. With the Christmas holidays and the birth of our son on Christmas Eve I'm afraid the photo became lost in the excitement. If my memory is correct the position of the plane is about due east of the hill we climbed before going to the "Saucer." The photo was taken looking nearly due south. I am guessing that the altitude was about 6500 feet or about 4000 feet above the ground. The dark red ring is the first slope we climbed that was covered with the iron nodules. The inner darker ring is the tertiary? strat that caps the highest part of the structure. On close examination you can make out another ring outside of the dark red Triassic sandstone. This outer ring is the one we climbed before going down to the pipeline and then to the top of the "Cup." It is covered with gravels but may have a core of Triassic strata which causes this ring to be preserved. I am sorry I could not do better with the Bosque County meteorite. I intended to drop by to see it but have not been able to. As you can see by the paper I am again in the field and have not had the opportunity of talking to Schultz. I still hope to do this and perhaps give you a better description. Your field trip with the U.S.G.S. men sounds very interesting. I have been by the Sierra Madera many times & have been in numerous discussions about it. However, I have never had the opportunity to climb over it. If it is possible I would like to visit the area with your group when you go out in the spring. We hope that when you come to Midland you will stop by to see us. Sincerely, Sam Bishop


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