Pkossee and Cuminus— Lower Silukian Sections. 



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Section of the Moshier Quarry. 



About one-half mile north of Newport is an extensive quarry known 

 as the Moshier, in which both the Birdseye and Black river limestones are 

 quarried. 



XLIX A 1 . The Calciferous sandrock is shown in a railroad cut near 

 the Newport station and it may also be seen at various places in the 

 field between the cut and the quarry. Only the upper part of the formation 

 is shown, however, and its thickness was not determined. 



A 2 . Compact, drab limestone in the lower part of the Moshier 



Feet 



3 = 3 



quarry, at its northern end and near the railroad level. The rock is similar 

 to the typical Birdseye limestone to which it is referred. The contact 

 between the Calciferous sandrock and the Birdseye limestone not shown. 



A 3 . An arenaceous stratum from ten inches to one foot thick, fff^ 

 which splits into layers from two to three inches in thickness. Somewhat 

 like the Fucoidal subformation of the Calciferous. 



A 4 . Typical drab-colored Birdseye limestone extending to the top s % = iiH 

 of the lower quarry. 



A 5 . Partly covered Birdseye between the lower and upper 5 Z e i:% 

 quarries. 



A 6 . Massive Birdseye limestone forming the lower half of the 5 = e |^ 

 western wall of the upper quarry. It is a drab, compact rock that weathers 

 to a light grey and splits into layers that are thinner than those in the Mohawk 

 valley. This is the top of the Birdseye and the line of division between it 

 and the Black river limestone is beautifully shown in the eastern and 

 southern parts of the quarry. 



A 7 . The Black river limestone, bluish-grey, breaking into lumpy si^ 6 ^ 

 blocks, is composed of two massive layers in the Moshier quarry, the lower 

 two feet and six inches and the upper three feet thick. The following fossils 

 were collected : 



1. Monticulipora (JPrasopora) fo/coperdon (Say). (c) 



2. Columnaria alveolata, Goldf. (c) 



3. Hajinesquina alter Data (Con.), Hall and Clarke. (c) 



4. Cypricardites cf. obtusus, Hall. (r) 



5. (?) Nuoula levata, Hall. (r) 



6. Raphistoma cf. americana, Bill. (r) 



7. Leperditia J ubulites, Con. (r) 



8. Asaphus platycepkafaiS) Stokes. (r) 



9. Streptelasma ctprofuTida, Hall. (r) 



