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David A. Stith using the x-ray diffractometer to identify minerals. David was an expert in industrial mineral resources especially dolomite and limestone. David worked in the Regional Geology Section of the Ohio Geological Survey. This picture was taken in the geochemistry laboratory at the Grandview Avenue Offices.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey's main office was located at 1207 Grandview Avenue, Grandview Heights, Ohio 43212 from 1962 through May 1973. The Geological Survey's offices were on part of the first floor and all of the second floor of the building. The Grandview office had x-ray, petrography, and geochemistry laboratories on the first floor. More informally, rooms with coal polishing equipment, microscopes, and other types of equipment were located in various spaces at the Grandview office.
Information about the history of the Survey's facilities is available in Survey Opens New Core and Sample Repository by Merrianne Hackathorn (Ohio Geological Survey, Ohio Geology Newsletter, No. 4, 1999).
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Man moving knob on blue machine; machine has a screen with numbers on it and a data sheet is coming out of the top. Taken at office in Grandview Heights, Ohio.