Field Notebook: New York, Pennsylvania, Washington District of Columbia 1906 - 1908
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he has near Staniusby, and as Philfield has found Maclures south of Rodney on the east side of the Hudson it must be in the Beaverkin valley an or connect on up to the Champlain ryim. As the Chazy according to Dana is found east of the great fault it is this marble belt of VT that in fact is the peculiar of the Chazy. According to Ulrich it is the Lower and Middle Chazy that extends out the St. Lawrence to Newfoundland. At times this system may connect with Europe. Dill's admits to Ulrich that the "great fault" is a extensive ore thrust and in the N.E. is shoved over as much as 75 miles. For this very reason we find the eastern model more heavy or rather eastern formation that have not been moved. Therefore Lower Cambria may lay above the Devonian - Chazy junction of Vermont. The Upper Chazy did not go out the St. Lawrence valley and is not present at Newfoundland. Ulrich has a hazy idea it came in from the west across Canada to the Ottawa basin but he also seems to be looking for it has the Coffsalachia ryim Lasted him to make these maps for me