CAPITAL-SARATOGA
SITE 1 submitted by Becky Remis, Schalmont HS, Schnectady
- DIRECTIONS: Get off at exit 14 of the Adirondack Northway. Head west on Route 29. Go through Saratoga Springs, continue west to the village of Rock City Falls (around 8 miles from exit 14). Make at left at County Route 49 at a large smokestack. Continue south a few yards until you see the Fire Department on your right. Park to the left of the building, NOT IN FRONT OF THE GARAGES. The outcrop will be directly in front of you
- DESCRIPTION:
Limestone (Amsterdam Formation)
Middle Ordovician
Corals, brachiopods, crinoids, trilobite fragments
SITE 2 ANONYMOUS
Devonian shale oucrop at Tully,
New York (north of Cortland on Interstate 81, exit 14). This location was
brought to my attention by Cortland College geology students. The oucrop is
located on the east side of the Interstate, behind the Best Western Motel.
Brachiopods, Crinoids, Gastropods, and Trilobites are found in the black
shales. Thin limestone beds occur at the top of the section where corals can
be found.
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