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bluish to olive shales which closely resemble, lithologically, those 

 of the typical Sherburne formation. To the north of the road 

 and northeast of Summit is a high rounded hill, known as Cobble 

 hill, on which are plenty of these fine shales, the Sherburne forma- 

 tion apparently capping the hill. 



The section described above may be represented diagrammat- 

 ically in the following manner. 



Summary of section up Panther creek from West Fulton to the 

 divide tcest of ^Ycst Fulton 



950' 

 945' 

 870' 

 825' 

 775' 

 755' 



640' 



635' 



595' 

 540' 

 490' 



0' 



75' 



45' 



50' 



5' 



40' 



55' 



490' 



Divide on road 1J miles east of Summit 



C 8 Shales and sandstones containing fossils 



Ithaca 



C 7 Bluish to olive shales and sandstones on Emi- 

 nence road 



C 6 Greenish shale and thin bedded sandstone 



Sherburne 



2Q/ Q5 Thin bedded, grayish sandstone 



115' Covered 



50' 



Bluish gray sandstone ; loose fossils 



Hamilton 



Thin sandstones with a few fossils 

 C 3 Coarser Hamilton shales 

 C 2 Fine Hamilton shales 



Quarry £ mile west of West Fulton 



Hamilton 



Panther creek at West Fulton 



