BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 



Vol. 29, pp. 327-368 JUNE 30, 1918 



STRATIGEAPHY OF THE NEW YOEK CLINTON ^ 



BY GEORGE 11. CHADWICK 



{Presented before the Society December 28, 1917) 



CONTENTS 



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Historical introcliictioii 328 



Comparison of western sections 330 



Correlations eastward 334 



The type section 337 



The shoreward region 339 



Horizons and fossils 341 



General observations ; 341 



Maplewood shale 341 



Sauquoit beds 341 



Martville sandstone 342 



Bear Creek shale 342 



Otsquago sandstone 343 



Furnaceville iron ore 343 



Dark shale in Lakeport well 344 



Reynales limestone 344 



Sterling Station iron ore 345 



Sodus shale 345 



Verona iron ore 346 



Wolcott limestone 347 



Wolcott Furnace iron ore 348 



Williamson shale 348 



Brewerton shale 349 



Kii'kland iron ore 349 



Vanhornsville sandstone 350 



Phoenix or Schroeppel shale 350 



Herkimer sandstone 351 



Donnelly iron ore 351 



Irondeqiioit limestone 352 



Lakeport limestone 353 



Upper limit of the Clinton 353 



Physical history 355 



1 Manuscript received by the Secretary of the Society December 28, 1917. 



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