Geological map of Colorado : lignitic and cretaceous coal measures and tertiary oil shales / R.C. Hills. [1885?]

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Geological map of Colorado : lignitic and cretaceous coal measures and tertiary oil shales / R.C. Hills. [1885?]

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Shows coal measures (semi-caking, coking, and anthracite), oil-bearing shales, limestone, building stones (sandstone and granite), important precious metal mines, hot springs, coal mines in active operation, and coal seams superficially & partially explored with the direction & angle of dip and size of seam. Also shows railroads and stream drainage.

1 ms. map : col., linen ; 65 x 84 cm.

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Hills, R. C. (Richard Charles), 1848-1923

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Richard Charles Hills was a self-educated miner and mineralogist who served as Honorary Curator of Geology at the Colorado Museum of Natural History, now Denver Museum of Nature and Science, from 1911 until his death in 1923. Through his generosity and untiring efforts, the young Museum geology collections and library were enlarged and greatly enhanced. Richard Charles Hills was born in Ewhurst, Surrey, England in early 1848 and came to the United States in 1865. For more than ten years the youn...