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Fossils in
Orwell, at bottom of hill,
1/2 mi. N.E. of village.
where the sparry limestone
is fully developed, at base
of sparry limestone.
Maclurea large.
chazy.
Higher up at same locality
are obscure fossils, at top
near the slate occur
distinct bivalves,
Receptaculites Neptuni;
Trenton "Sparry Limestone"
Shoreham.
N.Eastern part. 2 miles N.of Shoreham
village. A ledge Called 'Mutton Hill';
The rocks in ascending order are
1. Light gray embedded Sandstone.
in beds 6" to 2'-3' thick. So a eight
feet at top honeycombed with
Scolithus linearis
Potsdam.
310 feet